Doomed at the Start: American Pursuit Pilots in the Philippines, 1941-1942
(Book #24 in the Texas A & M University Military History Series Series)
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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 pilot, 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...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0890964920
ISBN13:9780890964927
Release Date:January 1992
Publisher:Texas A&M University Press
Length:503 Pages
Weight:2.25 lbs.
Dimensions:1.6" x 6.5" x 9.2"
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Aerospace Americas Asia Engineering History Military Philippines Regiments World World War IICustomer Reviews
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