John R. Bruning
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John R. Bruning

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John R. Bruning's latest book, "Race of Aces: WWII's Elite Airmen and the Epic Battle to Become the Master of the Sky" will be published by Hachette Book Group this January 14th. It chronicles the extraordinary story of five fighter pilots who competed furiously in the national spotlight to become America's ace of aces during World War II. John is the collaborating writer or author of twenty-two non-fiction books, including four New York Times best sellers. A graduate of the University of Oregon, John was given a Department of Defense's Thomas Jefferson Award for best article by a photojournalist in 2010 after he wrote about a forced landing in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan. He was embedded with 2-162 Infantry, Oregon National Guard during the stability and support operation in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in September 2005. John lives in Independence, Oregon with his two kids, a couch-eating Jordanian dog and a cat who enjoys swimming, hiking in the Cascades, and bossing everyone around. John can be found at Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/john_r_bruning/ and https://www.instagram.com/sylvie_the_caninecat/?hl=en and writes about great Americans here: https://theamericanwarrior.com/
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    • Outlaw Platoon

    • Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan
    • Written by: Sean Parnell, John Bruning
    • Narrated by: Ray Porter
    • Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
    • Release date: 2012-02-28
    • Language: English
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    • Race of Aces

    • WWII's Elite Airmen and the Epic Battle to Become the Master of the Sky
    • Written by: John R. Bruning
    • Narrated by: Brian Troxell
    • Length: 16 hrs and 52 mins
    • Release date: 2020-01-14
    • Language: English
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    • Indestructible

    • One Man's Rescue Mission That Changed the Course of WWII
    • Written by: John R. Bruning
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    • Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
    • Release date: 2016-10-11
    • Language: English
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    • The Pursuit of Plan Z

    • An American Insurgent, His Filipino Guerrillas, and the Greatest Special Operations Coup of the Pacific War
    • Written by: John R Bruning
    • Length: 15 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 2026-05-05
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