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The 5th Fighter Command in World War II: Vol.1: Pearl Harbor to the Reduction of Rabaul
William Wolf
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Description for The 5th Fighter Command in World War II: Vol.1: Pearl Harbor to the Reduction of Rabaul
Hardcover. Vol1 Pearl Harbor to the Reduction of Rabaul. . Num Pages: 2 pages, over 650 color/bw images. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 226 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2484. Pearl Harbor to the Reduction of Rabaul. illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 284 x 226 x 41. Weight: 2490.
Since end of WWII the major role played by the 5th Fighter Command in winning the war in the Pacific has been almost totally neglected. Wolf puts the air campaigns into strategic and tactical context, then breaks down every daily air battle into Fighter Groups and Squadrons using unit Narrative Combat Reports. Daily battles are then described by flights, elements, and individual pilots using over 9,000 newly released documents. Vol.1 describes the 5FC precursors in the Philippines, Java, and Australia and continues through Papua and New Guinea, and ends with the reduction of Rabaul in Nov.1943.
Since end of WWII the major role played by the 5th Fighter Command in winning the war in the Pacific has been almost totally neglected. Wolf puts the air campaigns into strategic and tactical context, then breaks down every daily air battle into Fighter Groups and Squadrons using unit Narrative Combat Reports. Daily battles are then described by flights, elements, and individual pilots using over 9,000 newly released documents. Vol.1 describes the 5FC precursors in the Philippines, Java, and Australia and continues through Papua and New Guinea, and ends with the reduction of Rabaul in Nov.1943.
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
2499g
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764339554
SKU
V9780764339554
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
About William Wolf
Dr. William Wolf is a retired dentist whose passion is WWII air combat. He has over 22,000 books and three miles of microfilm on WWII in his library, and is the author of many books and numerous articles on WWII aviation history.
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