Leo Thorsness: Vietnam: Valor In The Sky

by Michael P. Spradlin

2021-01-10 11:42:29

For middle-grade readers, the true story of a pilot in the U.S. Air Force who received the Medal of Honor for his great acts of aerial valor. Lieutenant Colonel Leo K. Thorsness was a Wild Weasel pilot in the Vietnam War, targeting enemy missile site... Read more

For middle-grade readers, the true story of a pilot in the U.S. Air Force who received the Medal of Honor for his great acts of aerial valor.

Lieutenant Colonel Leo K. Thorsness was a Wild Weasel pilot in the Vietnam War, targeting enemy missile sites. On a 1967 mission, when his wingmen ejected from their burning aircraft, Thorsness initiated attacks on enemy planes and other daring maneuvers in order to protect them. Two weeks later, he was shot down and would become a P. O. W. for the next six years.

This is the third nonfiction middle-grade book in the Medal of Honor series, which profiles the courage and accomplishments of recipients of the Medal of Honor, the highest and most prestigious personal military decoration, awarded to recognize U.S. military service members who have distinguished themselves through extraordinary acts of valor.

Less

Book Details

File size8.54 X 5.58 X 0.58 in
Print pages112
PublisherFarrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Publication date July 9, 2019
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781250157157
Michael P. Spradlin is the New York Times–bestselling and Edgar Award–nominated author of more than a dozen books for children, including the Western Heritage Award–winning Off Like the Wind: Th...

Compare Prices

Store Availability Book Format Condition Price
BetterWorld.com - New, Used, Rare Books & Textbooks In Stock Buy USD 6.14
Indigo Books & Music In Stock Buy CAD 21.30
BetterWorld.com - New, Used, Rare Books & TextbooksIn Stock
Format
Condition
Buy USD 6.14
Indigo Books & MusicIn Stock
Format
Condition
Buy CAD 21.30
Available Discount
No Discount available

Join us and get access to all
your favourite books

Sign up for free and start exploring thousands of eBooks today.

Sign up for free