Tiger Joe: A Photographic Diary of a World War II Aerial Reconnaissance Pilot - Hardcover

Thompson, Joe; Delvaux, Tom

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0975871471 ISBN 13: 9780975871478

Publisher: Eveready Press, 2006

Synopsis

More than 70 million soldiers were engaged in the military operations of World War II, but few had a front-row seat like Joe Thompson. Tiger Joe tells the story of this unknown hero and Nashville native, who flew 90 missions, most of them behind German lines, in a P-51 Mustang.
But Tiger Joe is more than a book about combat aviation. A gifted amateur photographer, Thompson took hundreds of pictures during his four years of military service. Tiger Joe is a photographic diary of Thompson's remarkable journey through World War II, taking us both behind-the-scenes and on the front lines, and allowing us to gaze into the human face of war.

About this title

About the Author:

Joe Thompson served as aerial reconnaissance pilot in the European Theater, rising to the rank of major. After the war, Mr. Thompson returned home to Nashville, Tennessee, and began a successful sixty-year career with the Northwestern Mutual Insurance Company. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and past president of the Chamber of Commerce. He and his wife, Martha, have four children and nine grandchildren.Tom Delvaux is a freelance writer. He and his wife, Sally, live in Franklin, Tennessee.

About this edition

• Publisher: Eveready Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0975871471
• ISBN 13: 9780975871478
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 92