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"FOREWORD When the tentacles of warfare reach out and drag a nation into unavoidable conflict three considerations transcend all else in importance. These three are: men, munitions, and money— collectively known as the "sinews of war." Underlying these essentials prevails the spirit to survive and the will to win. There is need for unfaltering teamwork, but in the final analysis, individual effort is the foundation upon which rests hope for victory. With these thoughts in mind, Fighting Firsts was inspired by a desire to place particular emphasis on the personal roles of outstanding contenders in World War II, to perpetuate the glory that attended their accomplishments. Something never before attempted in a step-by-step recounting of war events, is the goal of the narrator— the listing of all available names of those men and women who were "firsts" in their line of military effort...." Digitized by Google.

"FOREWORD When the tentacles of warfare reach out and drag a nation into unavoidable conflict three considerations transcend all else in importance. These three are: men, munitions, and money— collectively known as the "sinews of war." Underlying these essentials prevails the spirit to survive and the will to win. There is need for unfaltering teamwork, but in the final analysis, individual effort is the foundation upon which rests hope for victory. With these thoughts in mind, Fighting Firsts was inspired by a desire to place particular emphasis on the personal roles of outstanding contenders in World War II, to perpetuate the glory that attended their accomplishments. Something never before attempted in a step-by-step recounting of war events, is the goal of the narrator— the listing of all available names of those men and women who were "firsts" in their line of military effort...." Digitized by Google.

"FOREWORD When the tentacles of warfare reach out and drag a nation into unavoidable conflict three considerations transcend all else in importance. These three are: men, munitions, and money— collectively known as the "sinews of war." Underlying these essentials prevails the spirit to survive and the will to win. There is need for unfaltering teamwork, but in the final analysis, individual effort is the foundation upon which rests hope for victory. With these thoughts in mind, Fighting Firsts was inspired by a desire to place particular emphasis on the personal roles of outstanding contenders in World War II, to perpetuate the glory that attended their accomplishments. Something never before attempted in a step-by-step recounting of war events, is the goal of the narrator— the listing of all available names of those men and women who were "firsts" in their line of military effort...." Digitized by Google.