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Pacific Air: How Fearless Flyboys, Peerless Aircraft, and Fast Flattops Conquered the Skies in the War with Japan Hardcover - 2011

by David Sears


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In a grand sweeping narrative, Pacific Air tells the inspiring story of how, despite initial disastrous defeats, a generation of young naval aviators challenged and ultimately vanquished a superior Japanese air force and fleet in the Pacific. The instruments of the United States aviators' triumphs were the elegantly designed F4F Wildcat, F6F Hellcat, as well as the lethal TBF Avenger torpedo bomber. With superbly trained U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aviators at their controls, these planes became the most successful aerial weapons in naval history.

A majestic portrait of a proud era from dual perspectives--the inventive minds of young aeronautical engineers and the deadly artistry of even younger combat pilots--Pacific Air brings this important yet underappreciated chapter of World War II vividly to life.

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  • Title Pacific Air: How Fearless Flyboys, Peerless Aircraft, and Fast Flattops Conquered the Skies in the War with Japan
  • Author David Sears
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 372
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Da Capo Press, Cambridge, MA
  • Date 2011-05
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780306819483 / 0306819481
  • Weight 1.35 lbs (0.61 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6.3 x 1.5 in (22.86 x 16.00 x 3.81 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations,, World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Pacific
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011282635
  • Dewey Decimal Code 940.544

About the author

David Sears is a former U.S. Navy officer and author of four previous books, including Such Men As These and At War with the Wind. He lives in New Jersey.
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