Wolverines in the Sky
- ISBN-10
- 1602663890
- ISBN-13
- 9781602663893
- Category
- Aeronautics, Military
- Pages
- 172
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-05
- Publisher
- Xulon Press
- Author
- Andrew Layton
Description
Wolverines in the Sky tells the story of Michigan's fighter aces; 56 men who distinguished themselves as some of the greatest aviators in history by shooting down five or more enemy aircraft in flight. Wolverines in the Sky is a fitting tribute to a group of men who answered America's call to service and defended her under exceptional circumstances. It's a book not to be missed by any patriot. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "An excellent account of Michigan's aces. I thoroughly enjoyed every word of it." - Stanley J. Bozich, Curator, Michigan's Own Military and Space Museum Andrew Layton is a home school graduate who has enjoyed a love for history and our nation's veterans for as long as he can remember. It was this passion that inspired him to begin writing Wolverines in the Sky at the age of fourteen after personally contacting each of America's living fighter aces to thank them for their service.
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