{"product_id":"wasp-sting-9780692772898","title":"WASP Sting","description":"\u003cp\u003eTrudy Andrich is doing all she can to help the war effort as the Allied and Axis powers clash across the Atlantic and Pacific. As a Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP), Trudy is one of the most knowledgeable flyers of the P-51 Mustang. She is in full command of one of the fastest airplanes ever made, but she is forbidden from going into combat because of her gender.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrudy is shocked when her dream of going to the front lines is fulfilled. The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) needs a pilot to sneak into German-occupied Lithuania and rescue a professor whose work could have international implications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut first, Trudy will have to get there. As Trudy crosses the United States and Canada with her handsome traveling partner, Major Rod Jackson, she sees the many different ways Americans and Canadians are helping on the home front. Her new base of operations in Duxford, England, will also give her a front-row seat to the violent, deadly aerial battles of the European theater. Trudy is determined to fight to protect the Allies, but will she make it out of her first operation alive?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee A. Sweetapple\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Eclectic Manor Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692772898\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/28\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLee A. Sweetapple hails from Miami Springs, Florida. He received a bachelor's degree in politics and public affairs from the University of Miami. He continued on to graduate studies in geographic and cartographic science, international law, and international diplomacy. Sweetapple proudly worked in US Army military intelligence and retired in 2003 with the rank of lieutenant colonel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSweetapple is enjoying his retirement in the foothills of the Shenandoah Mountains with his wife and children.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWASP Sting\u003c\/i\u003e was inspired by Sweetapple's enthusiasm for World War II aviation; he flew a P-51C Mustang for his fiftieth birthday. He also serves as a colonel in the Commemorative Air Force and supports the organization's Red Tail Squadron education outreach program.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSweetapple has written thrillers \u003ci\u003eVette Head's Not Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKey West Revenge\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTemplar Codes\u003c\/i\u003e, all available through Amazon.com. He enjoys sword collecting, hunting, skiing, and SCUBA diving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eclectic Manor Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40100549066867,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_6b445825-9b7a-49b1-8390-f9cdb440829c.jpg?v=1653142587","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/wasp-sting-9780692772898","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}