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

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

Description

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.

Table of Contents

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

Published Jan 20 2013
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 128
ISBN 9781472800480
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 156 b/w; 56 col
Series Aircraft of the Aces
Short code ACE 61
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Tony Holmes

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