Pacific Payback: The Carrier Aviators Who Avenged Pearl Harbor at the Battle of Midway - Softcover

Moore, Stephen L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451465539 ISBN 13: 9780451465535

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group, 2015

Synopsis

Sunday, December 7, 1941, dawned clear and bright over the Pacific. But for the Dauntless dive-bomber crews of the USS Enterprise returning to their home base on Oahu, it was a morning from hell. Flying directly into the Japanese ambush at Pearl Harbour, they lost a third of their squadron and witnessed the heart of America's Navy, broken and smouldering on the oil-slicked waters below. The next six months, from Pearl Harbour to the Battle of Midway, a dark time during which the Japanese scored victory after victory, this small band of aviators saw almost constant deployment.

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Praise for Pacific Payback

"Deeply researched and well written...by far the most detailed account of USS Enterprise's dive-bombers, and their decisive role at the Battle of Midway."--*Jonathan Parshall, coauthor of Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway

"[A] heartfelt tribute to the SBD pilots and radiomen...a valuable contribution to the history of the Pacific War."--John B. Lundstrom, author of The First Team

About the Author:

Stephen L. Moore, a sixth-generation Texan, graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, where he studied advertising, marketing, and journalism. He is the author of multiple books on World War II and Texas history, including Taming Texas, a biography of his great-great-great grandfather William T. Sadler, who was one of the first Texas Ranger captains in the 1830s. Steve lives north of Dallas in Lantana, Texas, with his wife, Cindy, and their three children.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0451465539
• ISBN 13: 9780451465535
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464