During the first three days of the Japanese assault on American
Pacific bases in December of 1941, the 24th Pursuit Group, the only
unit of interceptor aircraft in the Philippine Islands, was almost
destroyed as an effective force. Yet the group's pilots, doomed
from the start by their limited training, an inadequate air warning
system, and lack of familiarity with the few flyable pursuit
aircraft they had left, fought on against immensely superior number
of Japanese army and navy fighters.." . . bold drama, with almost
novel-like narration. This is good history. . . ." -Daniel R.
Mortensen, Office of Air Force History." . . an engrossing and
minutely detailed account based on a variety of US and Japanese
government and military records and on personal interviews with the
surviving pilots." -"Choice ."" . . an admirably detailed history .
. . the work will be of] interest to both aviation buffs and
students of WWII." -"Publisher's Weekly""Ignoring the point of view
of the top brass, Bartsch's book becomes a triumph of human
interest rather than another statistical account. . . . A winning
account of a losing campaign defended by courage and honor."
-"Journal of Military History."" . . as much a compelling human
drama as an objective and detailed unit history. . . . a prodigious
achievement in unit history research that does overdue justice to
the memory of a tragic group of airmen who did the best they could
with what they had under extraordinary circumstances and against
thoroughly daunting adversity." -"Military History"
General
| Imprint: |
Texas A & M University Press
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Texas A & M University Military History |
| Release date: |
February 1992 |
| First published: |
February 1992 |
| Authors: |
William H. Bartsch
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| Dimensions: |
227 x 162 x 32mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
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| Pages: |
503 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-89096-679-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Warfare & defence >
Air forces & warfare
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-89096-679-6 |
| Barcode: |
9780890966792 |
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