Read By: Robertson Dean

A larger-than-life hero with a towering personality, Robin Olds was
a graduate of West Point and an inductee in the National College Football
Hall of Fame for his All-American performance for Army. In World War
II, Olds quickly became a top fighter pilot and squadron commander by
the age of 22 a double ace with 12 aerial victories.

But it was in Vietnam where the man became a legend. He motivated a
dejected group of pilots by placing himself under junior officers and
challenging them to train him properly. He led the wing with aggressiveness,
scoring another four confirmed kills and becoming a rare triple ace.
With his marriage to Hollywood actress and pin-up girl Ella Raines,
his nonregulation mustache and penchant for drink, Olds was a unique
individual whose story is one of the most eagerly anticipated military
books of the year.

Christina Olds, the daughter of Robin Olds, holds a B.A. in English
and creative writing from Vassar, is a member of the Air Force Association,
and is the first honorary lifetime member of the Red River Valley Association.-

Ed Rasimus is a retired USAF fighter pilot who holds a B.S. in political
science and an M.S. in both political science and international relations.
He has previously written two books on the Vietnam air war, When Thunder
Rolled and Palace Cobra.

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