P-38 Lightning at war by Christy, Joe

Scribner, 1978-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Oversize Hardcover-1978, Scribner's New York...From the library of WW II veteran John Molinari, R. O. (A.I.) 8th, R.A.F. & 9th Air Force, (NOTE: I have over 50 books from his personal library-most have his service dates inscribed)...VG book-two corners of book lightly bumped- in a VG age-toned Dust Jacket, minor shelf/edge wear to Dust Jacket...Previous owner name and service dates on FFEP...No other notes or writing-All pages are bright, clean and crisp...ISBN-0684157403...The U.S. Eighth Air Force's twin-tailed pursuit ship, called the Lightning by the British, survived rejection by the RAF to become one of the most deadly American fighters of the war, serving with distinction in the Pacific, the North African desert, the Mediterranean, and the final assault on Germany. It was a group of Lightnings that caught Admiral Yamamoto on April 18, 1943, in a daring raid that culminated in his Betty (Mitsubiishi G4MI) being blown out of the sky, thus depriving the Japanese fleet of its commander and the Japanese armed forces of their most brilliant strategist...ISBN-0684157403...Thanks for supporting a small family business...LOC SSM-13