Description: PACKAGING & SHIPPING RULES: 1. Individual books Under $18.00 are shipped in padded poly envelopes. 2. Individual books Over $18.00 are shipped in a poly envelope inside a box. 3. Buy Three or more books and the order is shipped in a box.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS LISTING:First published in 1994, this stirring autobiography of a fighter and test pilot takes readers full throttle through Carl's imposing list of "firsts." Beginning with his World War II career, he gained such commendations as first Marine Corps ace, among the first Marines ever to fly a helicopter, and first Marine to land aboard an aircraft carrier. His combat duty included the momentous battles at Midway and Guadalcanal. Not one to rest on his laurels, however, he participated in photoreconnaissance operations over Red China in 1955 and flew missions in Vietnam. In peacetime he gamed fame for "pushing the envelope" as a test pilot, adding the world's altitude and peace records to his wartime feats and becoming the first U.S. military aviator to wear a full pressure suit. Such achievements also led to Carl's being the first living Marine admitted to the Naval Aviation Hall of Honor, as well as the first Marine to be named to the Navy Carrier Aviation Test Pilots Hall of Honor. This very readable memoir is as forthright and compelling as the man it chronicles.
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Book Title: Pushing The Envelope
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Item Length: 8.9in.
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Intended Audience: Adults
Modified Item: No
Subject: History
Vintage: No
Publication Year: 2014
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Era: 1940s
Item Height: 0.4in.
Author: Marion Carl, Barrett Tillman
Features: Illustrated
Genre: Aviation, Biographies & True Stories, History, Military, War & Combat, Biography & Autobiography
Topic: Combat, Marines, Military History, True Military Stories, World War II, Military / Aviation
Subjects: History & Military
Item Width: 6.1in.
Item Weight: 28.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 152 Pages
