Doomed at the start : American pursuit pilots in the Philippines, 1941-1942 /

During the first three days of the Japanese assault on American Pacific bases in December of 1941, the 24th Pursuit Group, the only unit of interceptor aircraft in the Philippine Islands, was almost destroyed as an effective force. Yet the group s pilots, doomed from the start by their limited train...

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Main Author: Bartsch, William H., 1933-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©1992.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Texas A & M University military history series ; 24.
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