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Author : William N. Hess
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015013000008
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Author : William Wolf
Publisher : Schiffer Limited
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-28
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 0764342517
In Volume 2, of a planned three-volume set, the author continues his definitive history of the 5th Fighter Command combining grand world strategy and Pacific strategy with subsequent land and air campaigns. This book describes the 5FC as it continues on the offensive after the reduction of Rabaul in November 1943 and then decimates Japanese air power over western New Guinea, and on its approach to the Philippines. The final destruction of Japanese air and ground forces during the Philippines' Campaigns until V-J Day concludes this ultimate chronicle of the Fifth Fighter Command making this history a must for every World War II aviation enthusiast. Volume three will cover: 5FC vs. Japan: Aces, Units, Aircraft, and Tactics.
Author : William Wolf
Publisher : Schiffer Military
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 0764347381
Following his first two massive volumes describing the day-by-day history of the 5th Fighter Command and associated tactical, strategic, and grand strategy, William Wolf completes the trilogy with this volume. The aces of the 5FC are now personalized, and their fighters described, and Japanese aces are portrayed for the first time. American and Japanese pilot training and their importance to the outcome of the war is discussed and compared. Details of the 5FC Groups and Squadrons are revealed, as are those of the Japanese Naval and Army Air Forces. The details of the aircraft of the two combatants are compared, and the vulnerability of Japanese aircraft is discussed. The flying of the six aircraft types of the 5th Fighter Command is first described from Pilot Flight Manuals, then by the aces who flew them. Japanese and American combat maneuvers and tactics are described. The crucial importance of logistics and the construction of airfields are also discussed, along with maintenance and repair. Finally, the air war is presented from the Japanese viewpoint, including the causes for the defeat of its air forces.
Author : William Wolf
Publisher : Schiffer Military History
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 0764339559
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.
Author : Maurer Maurer
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : United States
ISBN : 9781428915855
Author : William Wolf
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 0764339559
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1036 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : Electronic government information
ISBN : UIUC:30112106675181
Author : Carolyn C Y'Blood
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612515793
In 1943 the U.S. Army Air Forces created what would become the Air Commandos, a unit that marked a milestone in tactical operations in support of British ground forces invading Burma. William T. Y’Blood tells the story of how these daring American aviators trained and went into combat using unconventional hit-and-run tactics to confuse the enemy and destroy their lines of communication and supply. The force comprised light planes to evacuate wounded, transports to move heavy cargo, fighters, gliders, helicopters, and more than five hundred men. The book describes how this top-secret force successfully attacked the enemy from the air, resupplied British commandos on the ground, and airlifted the wounded out of the battle area—eventually driving the Japanese out of Burma.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 900 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428915893
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 966 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : Electronic government information
ISBN : UIUC:30112052642227
Author : Tony Holmes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472800862
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.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 912 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Electronic government information
ISBN : UOM:39015014459070
Author : John J. Sullivan
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2005-04-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476611396
On June 6, 1944, the Allies launched Operation Overlord, the largest, most hazardous amphibious assault in history. The objective: establishment of a lodgment area in Normandy from which the Allies could strike at the heart of Germany and destroy the German armed forces. Air supremacy over northwest Europe was an absolute prerequisite for the success of the invasion, and to achieve it the U.S. Army Air Forces launched two campaigns aimed at destroying the Germans’ transportation advantages in the area. In the months and days leading up to the assault, the Army Air Forces ceaselessly bombed rail centers, rendering most of the railways in northern France and Belgium unusable. Once the actual invasion was underway, the Allies shifted to an interdiction campaign, using precise air attacks on critical transportation installations near the battlefield to neutralize Germany’s efforts to resupply and reinforce their troops. This work makes use of many wartime records that had remained classified until recently.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 863 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428915862
Author : Ken Delve
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 507 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2007-08-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783408696
This is a comprehensive reference to the structure, operation, aircraft and men of Fighter Command from its formation in 1936 to 1968 when it became part of Strike Command. It includes descriptions of many notable defensive and offensive campaigns, the many types of aircraft used, weapons and airfields. The main sections of the book include a general historical introduction and overview, operations, operational groups, aircrew training and technical details of each aircraft type. Lengthy Annexes cover personnel, the squadrons in World War II, orders of battle for each wartime year, maps of airfield locations and numbers of enemy aircraft downed.
