Fighting the night : Iwo Jima, World War II, and a flyer's life

Hendrickson, Paul, 1944- author.

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"From the acclaimed and bestselling author of Hemingway's Boat, the profoundly moving story of his father's wartime service as a night fighter pilot, and the prices paid by him, and other soldiers, for their acts of selfless, patriotic sacrifice"-- Provided by publisher.

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