Twelve to One V Fighter Command Aces of the Pacific

Informationen zum Autor Tony Holmes Klappentext This volume details the experiences of 107 elite American aces in combat against the Japanese. The highest scoring US pilots of World War 2 fought against the Japanese Army Air Force and Imperial Japanese Navy over the jungles of New Guinea and the Philippines. Flying P-38s and P-47s, men such as Dick Bong and Thomas McGuire won the Medal of Honor for their successes in combat in 1943-45. 'Twelve to One' is a rare document that details the 'tricks of the trade' employed by these men. This volume also includes biographies of the men whose tips for aerial combat make up the text, and the V Fighter Command Manual. Zusammenfassung This volume details the experiences of 107 elite American aces in combat against the Japanese. The highest scoring US pilots of World War 2 fought against the Japanese Army Air Force and Imperial Japanese Navy over the jungles of New Guinea and the Philippines. Flying P-38s and P-47s, men such as Dick Bong and Thomas McGuire won the Medal of Honor for their successes in combat in 1943-45. 'Twelve to One' is a rare document that details the 'tricks of the trade' employed by these men. This volume also includes biographies of the men whose tips for aerial combat make up the text, and the V Fighter Command Manual. Inhaltsverzeichnis Editor's Introduction Period Prefaces 8th Fighter Group 35th Fighter Group 49th Fighter Group 58th Fighter Group 348th Fighter Group 475th Fighter Group Appendices

Product details

• Authors: Chris (Ill) Davey, Tony Holmes, Holmes Tony
• Assisted by: Chris Davey (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.04.2004
• EAN: 9781841767840
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-784-0
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 183 mm x 249 mm x 12 mm
• Series: Aircraft of the Aces; Aircraft of the Aces (Osprey); Aircraft Of The Aces; Aircraft of the Aces (Osprey)
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Japan, HISTORY / Military / World War II, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / United States, Air forces & warfare, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Warfare & defence, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Air forces and warfare, HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space