P-40 Warhawk Aces of the CBI

Informationen zum Autor Carl Molesworth is a former newspaper and magazine editor now working as a freelance writer and editor. A graduate of the University of Maryland with a BA in English, Molesworth served as an enlisted man in the USAF from 1968 to 1972 before becoming an award-winning journalist for 35 years and then transitioning to full-time book writing. He has been researching and writing about fighter operations in World War II for nearly 30 years. His 14 previous titles include three books in Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces series, three in the Aviation Elite Units series and two in the Duel series. He is best known for his writing about the China-Burma-India theatre and the Curtiss P-40 fighter. He lives in Washington, USA. 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)
• 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