Airmen Without Portfolio: U.S. Mercenaries in Civil War Spain. - Softcover

John Carver Edwards

9781594571756: Airmen Without Portfolio: U.S. Mercenaries in Civil War Spain.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1594571759 ISBN 13: 9781594571756

Publisher: BookSurge Publishing, 2003

The book affords a brief discussion of the role of U.S. aerial mercenaries from the early 20th century to the Spanish Civil War. Aside from its primary purpose as a study of the motivation and commitment of the U.S. aviators in the Spanish Civil War, the work chronicles the events leading to the outbreak of hostilities in Spain and the arrival of the foreign volunteers; the combat roles of Frank Tinker and his American comrades from January to July 1937; Tinker's return to the United States in August 1937 and a concise discussion of the remainder of the conflict; Tinker's suicide in Little Rock, Arkansas in June 1939; and a final review of the post-war careers of his squadronmates.

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About the Author:

John Carver Edwards is a retired University of Georgia archivist. He has authored dozens of historical articles and scores of book reviews. His four books are: PATRIOTS IN PINSTRIPE: MEN OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY LEAGUE (1981), BERLIN CALLING: AMERICAN BROADCASTERS IN SERVICE TO THE THIRD REICH (1991), AIRMEN WITHOUT PORTFOLIO: U.S. MERCENARIES IN CIVIL WAR SPAIN (1997), and FLYING FOR ORVILLE: HOWARD RINEHART'S LIFE OF ADVENTURE (2003).

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