The Wingmen: The Unlikely, Unusual, Unbreakable Friendship Between John Glenn and Ted Williams

Adam Lazarus

ISBN 10: 0806542500 / ISBN 13: 9780806542508

Edité par Citadel Press, 2023

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This is a Very Solid and very bright Military History Hardback in Near Fine condition with a Very Good+ jacket. c2023, 1st Edition. 1st Printing. This solid book is in wonderful condition both inside and out. It looks very, very lightly read. The cover is Very clean & very bright. The edges are all very good. The spine ends are nice with a little light spine end wrinkle. The pages are tight & bright & unmarked, no names. The jacket, with price, is in nice condition with just a touch of shelf wear on the front and some light edge wrinkle on the back (Small Remainder mark on bottom.). Great Photos! 306 Pages. All books are securely packaged and Promptly Mailed. #23298-625.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Wingmen: The Unlikely, Unusual, Unbreakable Friendship Between John Glenn and Ted Williams
• Éditeur: Citadel Press
• Date de parution: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0806542500
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780806542508
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• Impression: 1st Printing
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• État de la jaquette: Very Good+
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Military History / Military Historical Fiction

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Synopsis

CASEY Award Finalist for Best Baseball Book of the Year

The untold story of the unique fifty-year friendship between two American icons: John Glenn, the unassailable pioneer of space exploration and Ted Williams, indisputably the greatest hitter in baseball history.

It was 1953, the Korean War in full throttle, when two men—already experts in their fields—crossed the fabled 38th Parallel into Communist airspace aboard matching Panther jets. John Glenn was an ambitious operations officer with fifty-nine World War II combat missions under his belt. His wingman was Ted Williams, the two-time American League Triple Crown winner who, at the pinnacle of his career, had been inexplicably recalled to active service in the United States Marine Corps. Together, the affable flier and the notoriously tempestuous left fielder soared into North Korea, creating a death-defying bond. Although, over the next half century, their contrasting lives were challenged by exhilarating highs and devastating lows, that bond would endure.

Through unpublished letters, unit diaries, declassified military records, manuscripts, and new and illuminating interviews, The Wingmen reveals an epic and intimate portrait of two heroes—larger-than-life and yet ineffably human, ordinary men who accomplished the extraordinary. At its heart, this was a conflicted friendship that found commonality in mutual respect—throughout the perils of war, sports dominance, scientific innovation, cutthroat national politics, the burden of celebrity, and the meaning of bravery. Now, author Adam Lazarus sheds light on a largely forgotten chapter in these legends’ lives—as singular individuals, inspiring patriots, and eventually, however improbable, profoundly close friends.

À propos de l?auteur

Adam Lazarus is an author specializing in nonfiction books featuring iconic and compelling figures in American history, including Chasing Greatness, Super Bowl Monday, Best of Rivals, and Hail to the Redskins: Gibbs, the Diesel, the Hogs, and the Glory Days of D.C.’s Football Dynasty. His writing has appeared in USA Today, ESPN the Magazine, and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, among other publications. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Kenyon College and a master’s degree in professional writing from Carnegie Mellon University. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife and twin boys, and can be found online at AdamLazarusBooks.com.