Tempered Steel: The Three Wars of Triple Air Force Cross Winner Jim Kasler by Perry D. Luckett, Charles L. Byler

Tempered Steel: The Three Wars of Triple Air Force Cross Winner Jim Kasler
by Perry D. Luckett, Charles L. Byler

Price: $27.95

ISBN: 157488834X

ISBN-13: 9781574888348

Data published: 2005

Publisher: Potomac Books Inc.

Description of the Book: Tempered Steel: The Three Wars of Triple Air Force Cross Winner Jim Kasler

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Perry Luckett and Charles Byler have written the first biography of Col. James Kasler, who is the only three-time recipient of the Air Force Cross, the second highest medal for wartime valor. Kasler served as an eighteen-year-old B-29 tail gunner in World War II, became a legendary jet ace in Korea, and was so famous in Vietnam that he was known by name in the White House. Major General Hoyt Vandenberg put Kasler, along with Chuck Yeager and Robbie Risner, as "head and shoulders above the rest as stick-and-rudder pilots."

Kasler planned and led the most effective bombing mission of the Vietnam War. He was shot down and had to endure six and a half years of torture in a POW camp. His courage under those brutal conditions earned him the respect of such men as John McCain and James Stockdale. This book captures the essence of a genuine American hero who fought in three wars and traces the history of the U.S. Air Force during its formative period.

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Details of the Book: Tempered Steel: The Three Wars of Triple Air Force Cross Winner Jim Kasler

Author: Perry D. Luckett, Charles L. Byler

Number Of Pages: 320

Binding: Hardcover

ISBN-10: 1885983085

ISBN-13: 9781574888348

Language: English

Amazon Sales Rank: 899919

Publication Date: 2005

Publisher: Potomac Books Inc.

Package Dimensions: 1.20 x 9.10 x 5.90 inches

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