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Samurai! / by Saburo Sakai ; with Martin Caidin and Fred Saito.
Personal account of Japan’s top surviving fighter ace, with a total number of 64 kills to his credit. As an experienced Zero fighter pilot of the Imperial Japanese Navy, Sakai had his baptism of fire in China, where he shot down his first enemy…
In the hands of fate : the story of Patrol Wing Ten, 8 December 1941 - 11 May 1942 / by Dwight R. Messimer
Well-researched account of the US Navy Asiatic Fleet's aerial reconnaissance unit.
Based in the Philippines at the outbreak of the war, the Wing’s PBY flying boats flew patrol and bombing missions against the invading Japanese, even though their…
Based in the Philippines at the outbreak of the war, the Wing’s PBY flying boats flew patrol and bombing missions against the invading Japanese, even though their…
Bataan : only the beginning : true story of an American soldier imprisoned by the Imperial Japanese Army / by Earl R. Oatman
Personal account by an enlisted fighter pilot of the 34th Pursuit Squadron, who arrived in the Philippines on November 22, 1941. The squadron was assigned to Del Carmen field in Pampanga, and was equipped with old P-35 fighters. All the fighters were…
Return to freedom : the war memoirs of Col. Samuel C. Grashio, USAF (Ret.) / by Samuel C. Grashio and Bernard Norling ; [maps, Scott Greenawalt]
Personal account of an American fighter pilot with the 21st Pursuit Squadron.
In the early days of World War II, he flew missions in a P-40 fighter against the vastly superior Japanese Zero fighter. With the loss of P-40s (by being shot down,…
In the early days of World War II, he flew missions in a P-40 fighter against the vastly superior Japanese Zero fighter. With the loss of P-40s (by being shot down,…
They fought with what they had : the story of the Army Air Forces in the Southwest Pacific, 1941-1942 / by Walter D. Edmonds ; with an introduction by George C.Kenney ; map sketches by the author
Saga of the US Army Air Force in the Philippines and immediate surroundings, including the Netherlands East Indies and Australia, during the first six months of war in the Pacific.
The first half of the book deals with the 12th-hour reinforcement…
The first half of the book deals with the 12th-hour reinforcement…