GREATEST FIGHTER MISSIONS OF THE TOP NAVY AND MARINE ACES OF WORLD WAR II

Author: Edward H Sims

Publisher: Harper & Brothers

Year published: 1962

Condition: Good in protected d/w. previous owner name stamped on inside board.

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The heroes of the Pacific air war, the fighter pilots of the Navy and marine Corps. They defended ships and bases from enemy air and surface attacks, and it was these flyers who ultimately wrested control of the air from the Japanese Zero. This books describes the most memorable missions flown by eleven top surviving Aces who are credited officially with 235 kills. They include the Battle of Midway, the desperate battles over Guadalcanal, over the Japanese base at rabaul, the Marianas, Formosa, Leyte Gulf, the Philippines and Okinawa.