WILDCATS OVER CASABLANCA: U.S. N
Lieut. M. T. Wordell; Lieut. E. N. Seiler
Language: English
Published by POTOMAC BOOKS, 2007
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- Title
- WILDCATS OVER CASABLANCA: U.S. N
- Author
- Lieut. M. T. Wordell; Lieut. E. N. Seiler
- Publisher
- POTOMAC BOOKS
- Publication year
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 157488722X
- ISBN 13
- 9781574887228
- Item weight
- 1 pound
“Mac” Wordell, who commanded the squadron―the “Red Rippers”― was shot down and taken prisoner by the Vichy French. His explanation of what went on in the minds of the amiable French officers and men who held him captive is still intriguing and at the time was revealing to Americans confused by the political-military events in North Africa after the surrender of France to Germany in 1940. Ed Seiler, one of Wordell’s top fliers, narrates the story from the attackers’ side. Together they provide a spectacular account of cooperation and aerial daring. Brassey’s reprint edition includes photographs of the main characters, their aircraft, their enemies, the American and French ships involved, and scenes from the North African theatre of war.
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"'Wildcats' Over Casablanca offers a riveting account of Operation Torch, the November 1942 Anglo-American invasion of French North Africa, as viewed through the cockpit of U.S. naval aviators as they battled a surprisingly feisty Vichy French resistance. Just as Torch was a vital first stop in the liberation of North Africa and eventually Europe from Axis domination, so it constituted an exhilarating, and on occasion fatal, baptism of fire for a generation of Americans in the Mediterranean theater. This is a document of primary importance in understanding the face of battle in the air."--Douglas Porch, author of Path to Victory, The Mediterranean Theater in WWII--Douglas Porch
"'Wildcats' Over Casablanca by Lieutenants Wordell and Seiler became an almost immediate 'classic' when it was first published in 1943. It has lost none of its impact, providing intimate insights into the lives and combat experiences of fighter pilots aboard the USS Ranger during the 1942 invasion of North Africa."--Norman Polmar, author of Aircraft Carriers: A History of Carrier Aviation and Its Influence on World Events--Norman Polmar
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