Agreed. I also read it years ago and it is still one of the best biographies (auto or otherwise) I have read.
Chuck Yeager is an amazing guy.
They made him out to be a badass in the Right Stuff, but that pales in comparison to the book. I wonder if there’s more than a handful of men alive today who would even seriously consider doing for money the things he volunteered for willingly.
And dragging his wounded buddy over the alps was just incredible.