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The Fifth Fighter Command in World War II: Vol.3: 5fc vs. Japan - Aces, Units, Aircraft, and Tactics (5th Fighter Command) - Hardcover

Wolf, William

 
9780764347382: The Fifth Fighter Command in World War II: Vol.3: 5fc vs. Japan - Aces, Units, Aircraft, and Tactics (5th Fighter Command)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0764347381 ISBN 13: 9780764347382
Verlag: SCHIFFER PUB LTD, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

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.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Dr. William Wolf has written fourteen books and numerous articles on World War II aviation combat and is an avid collector and historian, having over 22,000 World War II books and magazines, three miles of microfilm, and thousands of photos in his library, along with numerous pieces of World War II aviation memorabilia and aces' autographs.

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Verlag
SCHIFFER PUB LTD
Erscheinungsdatum
2014
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0764347381
ISBN 13 
9780764347382
Einband
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Anzahl der Seiten
448
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