Race of Aces: WWII's Elite Airmen and the Epic Battle to Become the Master of the Sky

The astonishing untold story of the WWII airmen who risked it all in the deadly race to become the greatest American fighter pilot.

"A heart-pounding narrative of the courage, sacrifice, and tragedy of America's elite fighter pilots." —James M. Scott, New York Times bestselling author of The War Below

In 1942, America's deadliest fighter pilot, or "ace of aces"—the legendary Eddie Rickenbacker—offered a bottle of bourbon to the first U.S. fighter pilot to break his record of twenty-six enem...