Description: TUMULT IN THE CLOUDS LT. COL JAMES A. GOODSON HARROP PRESS 1990 Signed and inscribed. 24 x 15 cm. (9¼ x 6''), 238 pp + b/w photo plates. HB/DJ Goodson's own story is fascinating enough. Torpedoed on the first day of the War, he joined the RAF as one of the first US volunteers. He was then engaged in continuous combat in Hurricanes, Spitfires, Thunderbolts and Mustangs, downing 32 enemy aircraft before himself being shot down destroying German rocket planes on the ground at Peenemunde. But this book is much more. There are first-hand, intimate stories of some of the fabulous pilots who flew with Goodson in the RAF Eagle Squadrons and the US 4th Fighter Group - "Fourth but First". Characters such as Don Blakeslee, Don Gentile, Johnny Godfrey, Kid Hofer, Mike Sobanski, all are here, all the Aces of the Fighter war. By early 1944, Colonel Goodson was one of the most famous squadron commanders in the Eighth Air Force. His entire narrative is distinguished by his keen observation and his independent mind. Lt - Colonel James A, Goodson, Presidential Citation, Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross (8 times),Silver Star, Air Medal and Purple Heart - all US - to give him his full due, is one of those rare individuals who seem able to succeed at whatever they elect to set their hand . At Toronto University, the Sorbonne in Paris and the Harvard Business School, he was ahead of the game. When World War II came and he was instantly torpedoed in the good ship, SS Athenia, he didn't wait for America to enter the fray. He joined the Royal Air Force, there to make his mark as an Eagle Squadron volunteer before transferring to the United States Army Air Force in September 1942. In the next three years, he became one of the most successful squadron commanders in the US Eighth Air Force's famous 4th Fighter Group, the War Department in Washington crediting him with 32 enemy aircraft destroyed at the war's end. In the peace that followed, Jim Goodson addressed himself to business and the rigours of corporate life. With a rare facility for languages to help him (he speaks four fluently and is 'conversational' in others, including Russian), he rose to head up Goodyear and then Hoover in Europe before signing on as Vice President and Group Executive of ITT (International Telephone and Telecommunications), worldwide. Retirement didn't appeal, so he tried his hand at authorship and published Tumult in the Clouds a highly readable account of the US Eighth's day offensive in Europe and the part he played in it. It sold out. To add a touch more variety, Goodson now lives in England, in East Kent, hard by the airfields where he used to land his Spitfire, P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51D Mustang some 45 years ago. TUMULT IN THE CLOUDS LT. COL JAMES A. GOODSON HARROP PRESS 1990 Signed and inscribed. Goodson's own story is fascinating enough. Torpedoed on the first day of the War, he joined the RAF as one of the first US volunteers. He was then engaged in continuous combat in Hurricanes, Spitfires, Thunderbolts and Mustangs, downing 32 enemy aircraft before himself being shot down destroying German rocket planes on the ground at Peenemunde. But this book is much more. There are first-hand, intimate stories of some of the fabulous pilots who flew with Goodson in the RAF Eagle Squadrons and the US 4th Fighter Group - "Fourth but First". Characters such as Don Blakeslee, Don Gentile, Johnny Godfrey, Kid Hofer, Mike Sobanski, all are here, all the Aces of the Fighter war. By early 1944, Colonel Goodson was one of the most famous squadron commanders in the Eighth Air Force. His entire narrative is distinguished by his keen observation and his independent mind. Lt - Colonel James A. Goodson, Presidential Citation, Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross (8 times),Silver Star, Air Medal and Purple Heart - all US - to give him his full due, is one of those rare individuals who seem able to succeed at whatever they elect to set their hand . At Toronto University, the Sorbonne in Paris and the Harvard Business School, he was ahead of the game. When World War II came and he was instantly torpedoed in the good ship, SS Athenia, he didn't wait for America to enter the fray. He joined the Royal Air Force, there to make his mark as an Eagle Squadron volunteer before transferring to the United States Army Air Force in September 1942. In the next three years, he became one of the most successful squadron commanders in the US Eighth Air Force's famous 4th Fighter Group, the War Department in Washington crediting him with 32 enemy aircraft destroyed at the war's end. In the peace that followed, Jim Goodson addressed himself to business and the rigours of corporate life. With a rare facility for languages to help him (he speaks four fluently and is 'conversational' in others, including Russian), he rose to head up Goodyear and then Hoover in Europe before signing on as Vice President and Group Executive of ITT (International Telephone and Telecommunications), worldwide. Retirement didn't appeal, so he tried his hand at authorship and published Tumult in the Clouds a highly readable account of the US Eighth's day offensive in Europe and the part he played in it. It sold out. To add a touch more variety, Goodson now lives in England, in East Kent, hard by the airfields where he used to land his Spitfire, P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51D Mustang some 45 years ago. 24 x 15 cm. (9¼ x 6''), 238 pp + b/w photo plates. Fine condition. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page but otherwise unblemished. Pictures sell! Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing. The complete eBay Selling Solution.
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Author: J Goodson
Binding: Hardback
Language: English
Non-Fiction Subject: History & Military
Signed: Yes
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Year Printed: 1990
