Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: BALLANTINE BOOKS
Date Published: 1959
Description: G3.70. ORIGINAL PRICE IS 35 CENTS. SM FOLD AT BOTTOM OUTSIDE CORNER OF FRONT COVER. INK MARK ON FRONT COVER. RED INK MARKS ON PAGE EDGE, DOES NOT SHOW WHEN PAGES ARE OPEN. PAGES ARE CLEAN, NO MARKS, RIPS OR FOLD, MEDIUM TONED. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1963
Description: Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Pages are clean, although yellowing; binding is tight; cover shows wear and has creases from reading. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 206 p. Audience: General/trade. Personal narrative of a man who has had one of the outstanding careers in American aviation. After Pearl Harbor, when he was marked too old for combat flying at 34, Colonel Scott refused to abandon his dream of a "mission against Tokyo. " In this he did not succeed, through no fault of ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Blue Ribbon Books
Date Published: 1944
Description: Acceptable. Cover has heavy wear and is dirty, inside foxing, general wear, good condition. FC081307 All items shipped to US include delivery confirmation. Thanks for looking! read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Ballantine, New York
Date Published: 1970
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Text is clean and unmarked, but yellowed. Covers have light edgewear, yellowing and a corner crease. 206p. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1943
Description: Acceptable. Cover creased and torn. Minor surface scratches due to normal use. Pages discolored. Previous owner's name on inside cover. Spine creased. Sun faded. Yellowing pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Blue Ribbon Books, Garden City, N.Y.
Date Published: 1944
Description: Good in poor dust jacket. xi, 277 p. illus. (facsim. ) plates, ports. 21 cm. Map on lining-papers. Edges of pages tanned. Some wear around edges and spine. Dust jacket has several small tears and chipped. Dj also faded and has some staining. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
Date Published: 1943
Description: Photographs. FAIR PLUS. NO DUST JACKET. Yellow cloth covers are soiled and lightly edgeworn; front free endpaper removed; some soiling/spotting throughout text but nothing that affects readability; binding sound. read more
Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: Buckeye Aviation Book Company
ISBN-13:9780942397062ISBN:0942397061
Description: Good. 0942397061 slightly Earlier smaller paperback same content exactly-Aside from newer introduction/Afterward, original text has never changed, Standard Used Condition, some cover wear, different cover, No writing or Highlighting, some minor spine creases, minor age tan-well bound and solid, sold for content. read more
"The novel God Is My Co-Pilot by Colonel Robert L. Scott was a very intense and interactive story. This work of non-fiction was exciting and never fostered a boring moment.
The story begins with twelve-year-old Robert Scott executing a carelessly planned prank on his church congregation. He is punished by his preacher and lashes out in vengeance. Young Scott carves a fifty-foot piece of canvas from a makeshift church tent and uses it to build a glider. Scott attempts to fly the glider and crashes it down a steep hill into rose bushes. From then on Scott moved onto buying his own plane and then his career "took off" and "landed" him in an extraordinary place. Scott goes on to become a mail-carrying pilot for the united states army after completing his pilot training for the military. Scotty, as he becomes known, was scheduled to be part of a secret military attack against the Japanese enemy of the Second World War. His mission was canceled due to changing intelligence and he was moved into India where he transported plane parts over the Himalayas. Scott obtains a position as a fighter pilot and begins flying attack missions for the military.
The stories that Scott tells of the missions he flew and the situations he got himself in and out of are truly amazing. His first person writing style makes it feel as if you are in the cockpit with him. Be subject to all his emotions and actions truly emerges yourself into the novel. The gripping details of Scott's recalled events are almost unbelievable. He never leaves you stuck in a boring or slow part of the story. I could tell that Colonel Scott lead a very interesting life and had truly mind-blowing experiences in his Air Force career.
I was deeply impressed by this novel and absolutely loved it. I felt a connection with the author and his stories because of how personal they were written. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a definite thriller, a book that you just cannot put down. I do caution that there is deep emotion and some death with the stories that Scott exposes you to, so be prepared. However, the stories still do grab a hold of your mind and never let go. Be prepared to take a turbulent flight through the piloting life of Colonel Robert L. Scott."
"Found this in my library collecting dust, but after reading it I was more than amazed of Robert L. Scott's account as a pilot. Published during the war, it can be seen as a propaganda piece, but I did find a lot of honesty in his accounts and even respect for the skill of the Japanese pilots and that the Imperial forces shouldn't be underestimated. He flew the P-40E, which is by no means a turn fighter against the Japenese Nate, Oscar and "Zeros" (which is what he refers to as the enemy planes; but then again a lot of pilots referred all Japenese fighters as Zeros), which makes me wonder he was either very lucky not to have been shot down, or an incredibly skilled fighter pilot. Either way, the book is a must read."
"This is one that my dad recommended to me--he'd read it as a young man. I now would have to second dad's recommendation and would recommend to anyone interested in learning more about World War II. Keep in mind the time frame in which it was written and pair it up with a general WWII history."
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