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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Sears, David, 1947-     Subjects     World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Sears, David, 1947-       by title:      Pacific air : how fe...       by call number:      940.5426 S439p     Search the Web     Sears, David, 1947-     World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area.       MARC Display

Pacific air : how fearless flyboys, peerless aircraft, and fast flattops conquered a vast ocean's wartime skies / David Sears. by Sears, David, 1947- Da Capo Press, 2011. Call #: 940.5426 S439p Subjects World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area. ISBN:  9780306819483 0306819481 Alternate title:  Pacific air : how fearless flyboys, peerless aircraft, and fast flattops conquered the skies in the war with Japan Edition:  1st Da Capo Press ed. Description:  372 p., [22] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents:  State of war. The embattled farmers ; My God! What's happened? -- Hard pressed. Prototypes ; Terminal velocity ; Samurai ; Low blower -- A precarious honor. Sans celebration ; Jimmie and Butch ; There is only one mistake ; Scratch two flattops ; A bag of gold through a lonely forest ; Return buster -- Blue skies, green hell. Get down to work ; It isn't good ; These have got us ; Attack! Repeat, attack! -- The hop supreme. You look good out there, honey ; Butch may be down ; They will be knocked down ; Missions beyond darkness -- Appendix. U.S. Navy pilots and crews. Summary:  "Pacific Air tells the exhilarating, inspiring story of a generation of young naval aviators who, despite initial disastrous defeats, would ultimately vanquish a superior Japanese air force and fleet in the Pacific. From the dual perspectives of dauntless young combat pilots and the inventive aeronautical engineers who perfected their aircraft, Pacific Air brings an important yet underappreciated chapter of World War II vividly to life."--Publisher Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Woodlawn Public Library Adult Nonfiction 940.5426 S439p Adult books Checked out Jul 24, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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