{"product_id":"on-falcons-wings-an-intrepid-generation-hardcover","title":"On Falcons' Wings: An Intrepid Generation - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Scharfen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you liked Tom Brokaw's \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Generation\u003c\/i\u003e, you will love \u003ci\u003eOn Falcons' Wings\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e Author John Scharfen tells the inspirational, heroic, sometimes humorous stories of American men and women living in an Air Force retired officer community. There are profiles of the:  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAir Force officer who landed a crippled airplane backwards during WWII \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArmy officer who captured a German Mark IV tank while afoot \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAir Force officer who, having been shot down in Germany, walked across the country to freedom \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCombat hardened Marine who, upon retirement, became the military correspondent for The New York Times \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYoung girl's WWII travails in leaving German occupied France \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoast Guard officer who commanded an LCI at the Normandy landings \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA naval aviator who flew multiple WWII missions against the Japanese homeland \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeign Service officer who, upon retirement, appeared in 24 movies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e There is a thread that runs through these profiles of achievement, heroism, sacrifice and patriotism that will make you want to salute these exceptional Americans of an intrepid generation.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 332\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 16, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756739002656,"sku":"9780595674688","price":35.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/92fc02f1e336487dd7957ff10caaf20b.webp?v=1780085537","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/on-falcons-wings-an-intrepid-generation-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}