First capturing national attention during world war ii, scott, a west point graduate, flew missions in china. Scott is best known for his memoir, god is my copilot, about his exploits in world war ii with the flying tigers and the united states army air forces in china and burma. After returning to georgia in the 1950s, manget accepted the presidency of the manget foundation, an organization in newnan, georgia, founded in 1949 by his. Paul reminds us we are laborers together with god i cor. Besides damned to glory, scott was also the author of at least 11 other aircraft related books including the best selling god is my co pilot, made into a movie in. God is my co pilot by scott, first edition abebooks. The book was adapted as a film of the same name, which was released in 1945.
Account of the authors record of flying against the japs over burma and his service under chennault in china business one. I really put in six jponths of study there, for there were some eight hundred of us soldiers trying in competition for about fourteen vacancies. Scott subsequently graduated from the national war college and was promoted to brigadier general before retiring in 1957. Buy god is my co pilot by robert l scott online at alibris. Titles chosen by ridgefield library users as the best books. Robert lee scott books list of books by author robert lee scott. Final authority exposes the deceit behind many of the common charges leveled against the a. Titles chosen by ridgefield library users as the best. This was the real thrill, every page of it, and it. Robert lee scott was a devout catholic who attributes his survival to god. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Pictures, produced by robert buckner, directed by robert florey, that stars dennis morgan and costars dane clark and raymond massey.
Publication date 1976 topics world war, 19391945 publisher new york. General scott also was known for his 1943 bestselling book, god is my copilot, which warner brothers turned into a movie that premiered in 1945. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. At 34, scott was told he was too old to fly in combat, but he proved his worth as.
This work of nonfiction was exciting and never fostered a boring moment. Scott, serial number god is my co pilot 6355544, in company f of the 2 2nd infantry. Scott, robert lee scott god is my copilot 1 shakespeare, william king lear 1 shakespeare, william othello 1. Robert lee scott books list of books by author robert. The inspiring story of a young pilot during world war ii. Inscribed by scott, to my friend, art ronniesincerelyrobert l. Robert lee scott jr ww2 ace and author of god is my copilot. Bill grady was born on manhattans upper east side and reared as a strict roman catholic. If god is our copilot, better yet, our pilot, how then can we crash. Scott was known as a one man air force when flying with the flying tigers in burmachina, where he recorded 25 kills. His memoir god is my co pilot was turned into a film in 1945. God is my copilot, a 1945 film based on the above book.
John bois, chairman of the old testament committee at cambridge, was reading and writing hebrew at age six. Young scott was educated in macon and graduated from west point. Lee, harper to kill a mockingbird 4 liss, david the whiskey rebels 1. Merrill root, the great poet and essayist, michael schacht author of anarchy and anarchists, and chicago police chief during the hay market riots, nesta webster. The book was eventually made into a film of the same name. Scott, you only need to visit our website, which hosts a complete collection of ebooks. If you are interested read scotts book god is my copilot. His memoir god is my copilot was turned into a film in 1945. Below, some more information about the author, followed by more of my impressions about the book.
Born in waynesboro, georgia, he graduated from west point in 1932. Three months later, after a preliminary examination, i began training in the fourth corps area west point prep school. Scott died in warner robins in 2006, at the age of ninetyseven. He was present in the oshkosh tower and witnessed a flying tiger p40 flyby marked in his own ships original colors. In china, he persuades general chennault to let him fly with the famed flying tigers, the heroic band of airmen whod been fighting the japanese long before pearl harbor. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. It was actually fun writing those two lengthy emails because i have said, many times before, if the prospective reader isnt interested, he simply wont read much or any of it. Besides damned to glory, scott was also the author of at least 11 other aircraft related books including the best selling god is my copilot, made into a movie in. Medford evans, author of the secret war for the abomb, general andrew gatsis, general edwin shull, general robert lee scott author of god is my co pilot, professor e.
Buckeye aviation book company, 1988 history 277 pages. God is my copilot by robert florey dennis morgan, dane clark. Scott, serial number god is my copilot 6355544, in company f of the 2 2nd infantry. Medford evans, author of the secret war for the abomb, general andrew gatsis, general edwin shull, general robert lee scott author of god is my copilot, professor e. For instance, having heard of the inferior scholarship of the king james translators, one discovers that dr. After i finished writing this article i discovered that general robert lee scott had included one of my favorite poems in his book, god is my copilot, which i had read some 65 years ago and had forgotten that scott loved this poem and had included it in his most famous book, and which has become beloved by the american people since it was. God is my copilot by robert lee scott, paperback barnes. In 1970, he graduated from salesianum school in wilmington, delaware, the largest parochial high school in the state. Find god is my co pilot by scott, col robert l at biblio. Scott has dreamed his whole life of being a fighter pilot, but when war comes he finds himself flying transport planes over the hump into china. They have also printed a companion booklet to the kjv book entitled, how to study the word of truth which is available at no cost on their church web site. Robert lee scott jr ww2 ace and author of god is my co pilot.
First capturing national attention during world war ii, scott, a west point graduate, flew missions in china alongside the. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. Titles chosen by ridgefield library users as the best books theyve ever read fiction titles author title number of. The central core of the story is attributed to the most honorable robert lee. Aiken held its own gathering of eagles, with a dropin in honor of gen. The oldest of three children born to ola and robert scott, sr. Find god is my copilot by scott, col robert l at biblio. Tigers that flew the inspiring story of robert lee scott.
The book, why the king james bible is the perfect word of god came from 5 lessons in the eighth miners book. He is punished by his preacher and lashes out in vengeance. The screenplay by abem finkel and peter milne is based on the 1943 autobiography of the same name by robert lee scott jr. Among the first paperback books i remember reading was god is my copilot by colonel robert lee scott, jr. Scott is best known for his autobiography god is my copilot about his exploits in world war ii with the flying tigers and the united states army air forces in china and burma.
Besides his book god is my copilot, he also published damned to glory in 1944, a collection of world war ii yarns. American personal narratives, aerial operations, world war, 19391945. Historically, references to god have been common in in the air force. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
The story begins with twelveyearold robert scott executing a carelessly planned prank on his church congregation. Buy a cheap copy of god is my copilot book by robert l. Dennis morgan plays scott, an inexperienced textbook pilot who asks to fly with the allvolunteer, battleseasoned flying. Hudson taylor, missionary to china said, if god is your partner make your plans large. In china, he persuades general chennault to let him fly with the famed flying tigers, the heroic band of airmen. Memorial services are being arranged at mccullough funeral home in warner robins. Scott is best known for his memoir, god is my copilot 1943, about his exploits in world war ii with the flying tigers and the united states army.
Colonel scotts first book, god is my copilot, took the place of a thousand trashy socalled thrillers. God is my copilot robert lee scott, jr and he put the right words into my pen as i put together a marketing piece the likes of which i hope i can do many times again. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Aug 23, 2016 robert lee scott was larger than life. Publication date 1943 publisher charles scribners sons collection universallibrary. God is my copilot band, a band from new york city see also. God is my copilot is a 1945 american blackandwhite biographical war film from warner bros. With charles lindbergh being perhaps my earliest childhood hero, it wouldnt be a surprise to know that i had an interest in aviation at an early age. Scott unofficially served with chennaults american volunteer group, becoming commander in 1942 and earning a double ace ten aerial victories that same year. The 23rd fighter group in world war ii washington, d. He wrote about his experiences in god is my copilot. Alices tape recorded interviews with her husband over a period of ten years are the basic material of the study, which compares the events as recounted in the first phase of the interviews with later accounts of the same experiences and with the written records of his company as well as the memories of fellow soldiers and the evidence of photographs and other documents. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.