‘Twelve to One’ V Fighter Command Aces of the Pacific

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2004-04-27
Mått180 x 246 x 12 mm
Vikt440 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieAircraft of the Aces
Antal sidor128
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
IllustratörChris Davey, Chris (Illustrator) Davey
ISBN9781841767840

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Tony Holmes has worked as Osprey's aerospace editor since 1989, having previously served as an author/photographer for this publishing house in Australasia. He established the critically acclaimed and hugely popular Aircraft of the Aces series in 1994. An airbrush artist with years of experience, Chris Davey has become Osprey's principal illustrator of RAF aircraft, having produced the profiles for over a dozen books since 1994. His most recent work includes Aircraft of the Aces 38: ‘Tomahawk and Kittyhawk Aces of the RAF and Commonwealth’ and Combat Aircraft 31: ‘Lancaster Squadrons 1942-43’. He is particularly adept at 'big' aircraft like the Halifax and Sunderland.