Patterson's Volunteers
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
High-stakes aviation intrigue meets the unforgiving Arctic cold in Patterson's Volunteers, a gripping adventure thriller by former RAF and civilian charter pilot John Smith. The mystery begins in the closing days of World War II, when a squadron of P-51 Mustangs led by the enigmatic Colonel George Patterson flies into the icy, desolate wastes of Greenland on a return mission to America—and vanishes without a trace. For fifteen grueling summers, a lone, obsessive American returns to the frozen wilderness searching for the lost planes, only to disappear into the whiteout himself. Decades later, an audacious expedition is mounted to recover the sixteen legendary fighters buried deep beneath the Greenland ice cap, triggering a dangerous race against time, a brutal climate, and hidden international agendas. Drawing heavily on his twenty years of real-world cockpit experience, Smith delivers terrifyingly authentic flying sequences and paints a vivid, atmospheric picture of the tough world of international ferry pilots. This rare 1984 first-edition hardcover from Century Publishing is a masterful, edge-of-your-seat snapshot of military history, mystery, and survival that will leave readers breathless.
Author: John Smith
Format: Hardback
Published: 1984, Century Publishing
Genre: Historical fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
High-stakes aviation intrigue meets the unforgiving Arctic cold in Patterson's Volunteers, a gripping adventure thriller by former RAF and civilian charter pilot John Smith. The mystery begins in the closing days of World War II, when a squadron of P-51 Mustangs led by the enigmatic Colonel George Patterson flies into the icy, desolate wastes of Greenland on a return mission to America—and vanishes without a trace. For fifteen grueling summers, a lone, obsessive American returns to the frozen wilderness searching for the lost planes, only to disappear into the whiteout himself. Decades later, an audacious expedition is mounted to recover the sixteen legendary fighters buried deep beneath the Greenland ice cap, triggering a dangerous race against time, a brutal climate, and hidden international agendas. Drawing heavily on his twenty years of real-world cockpit experience, Smith delivers terrifyingly authentic flying sequences and paints a vivid, atmospheric picture of the tough world of international ferry pilots. This rare 1984 first-edition hardcover from Century Publishing is a masterful, edge-of-your-seat snapshot of military history, mystery, and survival that will leave readers breathless.