Brothers In Arms

December, 2009

Brothers in ArmsBrigadier General Robin Olds and the great American belletrist were the unlikeliest of brethrenHE NEW YORKa self-styled newspaper of record, tells us of the life and recent death of a celebrated fighter pilot who elected to fight in three of our national wars (World War II, Korea and Vietnam). He was also my stepbrother. How didthis happen? Like so much in our lives it was brought on by the boredom and dis­satisfaction of one Nina Gore Auchincloss Olds, whose restlessness with ma...