Tempered Steel, the biography of Col James Kasler, 3-war vet, jet ace, NAM-POW

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Tempered Steel, the biography of Col James Kasler, 3-war vet, jet ace, NAM-POW:
$15.95

BUY IT NOW. FREE Priority Mail SHIPPING to continental US addresses. 2005 first edition, never sold (not a \"remaindered\" book), hard cover, mint condition including dust jacket. Bought by the author directly from the publisher in the original factory-sealed shipping boxes. These copies are time-capsule fresh: no shelf time, no wear of any sort. Sorry to report that Colonel James H. Kasler passed away on April 24, 2014--just shy of his 88th birthday on May 2. If you wish, can be signed by co-author Charles L. Byler. Foreword by award-winning writer James Salter, author of The Hunters and various other books. Then-Lieutenant Kasler flew an F-86 Sabre Jet on Salter\'s wingin Korea. Afterword by NAM-POW and Medal of Honor recipient Vice Admiral James Stockdale. Colonel Kasler volunteered himself into three wars: WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. In WWII he flew combat missions over Japan as an eighteen-year-old B-29 tail gunner. In Korea he became America\'s fifteenth Jet Ace. In Vietnam he flew 91 attack missions in the F-105 Thunderchief before he was shot down, critically injured, and spent more than 6-1/2 years as a POW in Hanoi. He is the only person, living or dead, with three awards of the Air Force Cross, a decoration for combat valor second only to the Medal of Honor. Further, he ranks among America\'s top tenmost highly decorated combat veterans of all time. Besides his three awards of the Air Force Cross, he also earned two Silver Stars, the Legion of Merit, nine Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Bronze Stars (one with \"V\" device), two Purple Hearts, and eleven Air Medals. See Colonel Kasler on You Tube, the History Channel\'s Dogfight Series, a segment entitled \"No Room for Error\" which covers the day he became a jet ace on the Chinese side of the Yalu River and was nearly killed in the process. Google \"Colonel James Kasler\" and this You Tube will come up. There is also a You Tube interview of Colonel Kasler and his wife Martha by staff of the Kankakee public library. Among famous airmen pictured in the photo section of Tempered Steel with James Kasler are five of the Korean War aces including MGen \"Boots\" Blesse, Iven Kincheloe, Bill Wescott, Bob Latshaw, and Bill Whisner.Other famous airmen pictured with James KaslerincludeX-15 astronaut MGen Robert M. \"Bob\" White and BGen Chuck Yeager. FREE SHIPPING to continental US. Please pay by Paypal. Please specify any inscriptionyou would like me to add. No returns, please, if the book is inscribed. Buyer to pay cost of shipping, insurance if returned for refund. buyers outside the US, please contact me directly for actual cost of shipping/ insurance.See my other listing of Tempered Steel which is signed by Colonel Kasler.