War Eagle: The Life of Robin Olds

Brig. Gen. Robin Olds was born into a military tradition. His father was a pilot, Maj. Gen. Robert Olds, who was responsible for developing the B-17 Flying Fortress, who was also aide to Gen. Billy Mitchell. Legendary bomber commander Gen. Curtis E. LeMay was a protege of Robert Olds. His son Robin grew up in the lofty atmosphere of heroes always being around and he learned much from them.