THE PINEAPPLE AIR FORCE: PEARL HARBOR TO TOKYO
Written by John W. Lambert
Published by Schiffer Military History
in 2006
ISBN: 0764325337
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- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- AVIATION
- AIR FORCE
THE PINEAPPLE AIR FORCE: PEARL HARBOR TO TOKYO
Written by John W. Lambert.
Stock no. 1814362
1st.
2006.
Hardback.
Large format.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive chronicle of the pursuit units of the old Hawaiian Air Force and their evolution as the Seventh Fighter Command through the long Pacific air war. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0764325337. Dustwrapper stuck to rear of book.
Front cover
Contents
- Introduction and Acknowledgements
- Preface and Dedication
- 1. The Old Army
- 2. Rumors of War
- 3. 7 December 1941
- 4. Victory Lost, Defeat Avoided
- 5. Remember the Barber Shop
- 6. CAP for the Gooney Birds
- 7. Night Fighting
- 8. The Island of Atonement
- 9. The Mandates
- 10. Refit and Spawn
- 11. Assault on the Marianas
- 12. Night Watch
- 13. Very Long Range Operations
- 14. Marching Orders
- 15. Night of the Samurai
- 16. The Rally Point
- 17. The VLR Toll
- 18. The Oranges are Sour
- 19. The Last Damned Island
- 20. Targets of Opportunity
- 21. West to Shanghai
- 22. Targets of Last Resort
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index