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The First Team: Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway
John B. Lundstrom
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Hailed as one of the finest examples of aviation research, this comprehensive 1984 study presents a detailed and scrupulously accurate operational history of carrier-based air warfare. From the earliest operations in the Pacific through the decisive Battle of Midway, it offers a narrative account of how ace fighter pilots like Jimmy Thach and Butch O’Hare and their skilled VF squadron mates—called the `first team’--amassed a remarkable combat record in the face of desperate odds. Tapping both American and Japanese sources, historian John B. Lundstrom reconstructs every significant action and places these extraordinary fighters within the context of overall ... Read more
Hailed as one of the finest examples of aviation research, this comprehensive 1984 study presents a detailed and scrupulously accurate operational history of carrier-based air warfare. From the earliest operations in the Pacific through the decisive Battle of Midway, it offers a narrative account of how ace fighter pilots like Jimmy Thach and Butch O’Hare and their skilled VF squadron mates—called the `first team’--amassed a remarkable combat record in the face of desperate odds. Tapping both American and Japanese sources, historian John B. Lundstrom reconstructs every significant action and places these extraordinary fighters within the context of overall ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
Annopolis, United States
ISBN
9781591144717
SKU
V9781591144717
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About John B. Lundstrom
John B. Lundstrom is Curator Emeritus of History at the Milwaukee Public Museum where he has worked since 1967. He is the author of five books, including Black Shoe Carrier Admiral, The First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign and coauthor of Fateful Rendezvous: The Life of Butch O'Hare.
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