{"id":1665,"date":"2014-03-22T08:10:56","date_gmt":"2014-03-22T12:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=1665"},"modified":"2015-01-04T08:15:41","modified_gmt":"2015-01-04T13:15:41","slug":"fighter-pilot-the-memoir-of-legendary-ace-robin-olds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=1665","title":{"rendered":"**** Fighter Pilot: The Memoir of Legendary Ace Robin Olds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Christina Olds, Ed Rasimus and Robin Olds. Narrated by Robertson Dean.<\/strong> A tale of modern derring-do, with Olds&#8211;a flying ace in both World War II and Vietnam, who led that war&#8217;s most renowned air battle&#8211;fighting both the enemy and the Pentagon. The authors credit him with impeccable judgment about strategy and tactics in both the immediate flying situation and long-term for the U.S. military. 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