Forgotten Hero - : The Story of Jack Manch, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo and the Self-Sacrifice of An American Warrior (Paperback)


At 6 feet 7 inches, Jack "Shorty" Manch was the tallest of Jimmy Doolittle's fliers and also one of the most colorful. This biography details his life as a rambunctious kid growing up in Staunton, Virginia, his pranks in military academies and his incredible adventure as a member of the group who launched the first bombing raid on Tokyo. Manch died a hero, also, and his sacrifice over the skies of Las Vegas is explored in print here for the first time.

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At 6 feet 7 inches, Jack "Shorty" Manch was the tallest of Jimmy Doolittle's fliers and also one of the most colorful. This biography details his life as a rambunctious kid growing up in Staunton, Virginia, his pranks in military academies and his incredible adventure as a member of the group who launched the first bombing raid on Tokyo. Manch died a hero, also, and his sacrifice over the skies of Las Vegas is explored in print here for the first time.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Country of origin

United States

Release date

October 2013

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

October 2013

Authors

Dimensions

229 x 152 x 2mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

32

ISBN-13

978-1-4935-0184-7

Barcode

9781493501847

Categories

LSN

1-4935-0184-4



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