5th Fighter Command in World War II: Vol.1: Pearl Harbor to the Reduction of Rabaul - Hardcover

William Wolf

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0764339559 ISBN 13: 9780764339554

Publisher: Schiffer Ltd (US), 2011

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Schiffer Ltd (US)
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0764339559
• ISBN 13: 9780764339554
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1