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Double Ace

The Life of Robert Lee Scott Jr., Pilot, Hero, and Teller of Tall Tales

by Robert Coram
Barry Press
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Robert Lee Scott was larger than life. A decorated Eagle Scout who barely graduated from high school, the young man from Macon, Georgia, with an oversize personality used dogged determination to achieve his childhood dream of becoming a famed fighter pilot.
First capturing national attention during World War II, Scott, a West Point graduate, flew missions in China alongside the legendary "Flying Tigers," where his reckless courage and victories against the enemy made headlines. Upon returning home, Scott's memoir, God Is My Co-Pilot, became an instant bestseller and a successful film. Later in life, Scott traveled the entire length of China's Great Wall and helped found Georgia's Museum of Aviation.
Yet Scott's life was not without difficulty. His single-minded pursuit of greatness was offset by bouts of depression, and his brashness placed him at odds with superior officers. What wealth he gained he squandered, and his numerous public affairs destroyed his relationships with his wife and child.
Backed by meticulous research, Double Ace brings Scott's uniquely American character to life and captures his fascinating exploits as a national hero alongside his frustrating foibles.

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    August 23, 2016

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      • ISBN: 9781515923145
      • File size: 357113 KB
      • Duration: 12:23:59

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      June 27, 2016
      Military historian Coram (Brute: The Life of Victor Krulak, U.S. Marine) delves deeply into the life of Scott (1908–2006), a famous WWII flying ace who was once known for his bestselling 1943 book, God Is My Co-pilot, but is now largely forgotten. Coram concludes that the Georgia-born Scott was an avid storyteller and egotistical self-promoter convinced of his own destiny. Last in his 1932 West Point class but obsessed with flying, Scott joined the minuscule Army Air Corps. Yearning for action after Pearl Harbor, he obtained an assignment to the Air Transport Command, flying from India to China, where he quickly obtained a fighter and joined the Flying Tiger missions. Scott’s flamboyance was catnip to journalists who were desperate for heroes during the war’s early months, and it made him a media darling. After returning to the U.S. in 1943, he dictated his book, which was turned into a popular movie that Coram finds hackneyed and inaccurate. Scott’s tactlessness and love of publicity derailed his career, but he made news after retiring by walking the length of China’s Great Wall and helping establish the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Ga. Coram’s mixed feelings about Scott are convincing, and the bad behavior makes for entertaining reading. Agent: Brian DeFiore, DeFiore and Company.

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