VF-11/111'Sundowners' 1943-45

Informationen zum Autor Barrett Tillman with Henk van der Lugt, illustrated by Mark Postlethwaite, Tom Tullis Klappentext Fighting Squadron 11 was established at San Diego in August 1943, beginning a half-century record that spanned aerial combat in three wars from the piston to the jet age. The squadron produced seven aces while fighting in World War 2, Korea and Vietnam. From World War 2 until after the Cold War, the 'Sundowners' established an unexcelled record 'at the tip of the spear' in naval aviation history. The author, Barrett Tillman, is the world's most prolific US naval aviation author and he has published over two-dozen titles on the World War 2 period alone.The 'Sundowners' have flown some of the most iconic naval fighters ever built, namely the Wildcat, Hellcat, Panther, Crusader, Phantom II and the Tomcat. Zusammenfassung Fighting Squadron 11 was established at San Diego in August 1943, beginning a half-century record that spanned aerial combat in three wars from the piston to the jet age. The squadron produced seven aces while fighting in World War 2, Korea and Vietnam. From World War 2 until after the Cold War, the 'Sundowners' established an unexcelled record 'at the tip of the spear' in naval aviation history. The author, Barrett Tillman, is the world's most prolific US naval aviation author and he has published over two-dozen titles on the World War 2 period alone. Inhaltsverzeichnis CHAPTER ONE GUADALCANAL CHAPTER TWO WITH THE FAST CARRIERS CHAPTER THREE THE JET AGE CHAPTER FOUR VIETNAM CHAPTER FIVE POST-VIETNAM ERA APPENDICES COLOUR PLATES COMMENTARY BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX

Product details

• Authors: Barrett Tillman, Tillman Barrett
• Assisted by: Tom Tullis (Illustration), Tullis Tom (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.03.2010
• EAN: 9781846034848
• ISBN: 978-1-84603-484-8
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 250 mm x 11 mm
• Assisted by: Henk van der Lugt
• Series: Aviation Elite Units; Aviation elite units
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; HISTORY / Military / World War II, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, Air forces & warfare, Warfare & defence, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Air forces and warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, Military institutions