P-40 Warhawk Aces of the CBI

Informationen zum Autor Carl Molesworth Klappentext This book details the colourful experiences of the elite pilots of the AAF's Tenth and Fourteenth Air Forces in the 'forgotten' China-Burma-India theatre during WW2. Inheriting the legacy of the American Volunteer Group (AVG), units such as the 23rd FG 'held the line' against overwhelming Japanese forces until the arrival of the first P-38s and P-51s in 1944. The Warhawk became synonymous with the efforts of the AAF in the CBI, being used by some 40 aces to claim five or more kills between 1942-45. This volume is the first of four covering the exploits with the P-40 during World War 2. Zusammenfassung An examination of the experiences of the elite pilots of the AAF's Tenth and Fourteenth Air Forces in the "forgotten" China-Burma-India theatre during World War II. It outlines the exploits of the aces, including biographies and listings. There are 1/72-scale drawings and archival photographs. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction CHAPTER ONE CHINA AIR TASK FORCE CHAPTER TWO JUNGLE FIGHTERS CHAPTER THREE CHINA BUILD-UP CHAPTER FOUR THE LONG WITHDRAWAL Appendices COLOUR PLATES COMMENTARY INDEX

Product details

• Authors: Carl Molesworth, Molesworth Carl
• Assisted by: Jim Laurier (Illustration), Laurier Jim (Illustration), Styling Mark (Illustration), Wyllie Iain (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.12.2000
• EAN: 9781841760797
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-079-7
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 248 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Aircraft of the Aces; Osprey Aircraft of the Aces S.; Aircraft of the Aces (Osprey); Aircraft of the Aces; Aircraft of the Aces (Osprey)
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; European History, HISTORY / Military / World War II, Asia, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / Weapons, Air forces & warfare, Warfare & defence, Second World War, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), History of the Americas, Air forces and warfare, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, Battles and campaigns, Weapons and equipment