MacArthur's Eagles : the U.S. air war over New Guinea, 1943-1944 / Lex McAulay.
MacArthur's Eagles : the U.S. air war over New Guinea, 1943-1944 / Lex McAulay.
MacArthur's Eagles : the U.S. air war over New Guinea, 1943-1944 / Lex McAulay.
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Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c2005.
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N940.54265/3
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English
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Physical content
x, 348 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. The preliminaries -- 2. A sea of fire -- 3. Locked horns -- 4. The mincing machine -- 5. In the South West Pacific -- 6. Hammer blow -- 7. Pounded to destruction -- App. A. The U.S. Army 5th Air Force Wewak Strike Force, August 1943 -- App. B. Organization of Japanese 4 Air Army, late July 1943 -...
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Publisher
Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c2005.
Place of Publication
Maryland
Date Published
c2005.
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Summary
"The successful use of strategic U.S. air power in the South West Pacific during World War II enabled Gen. Douglas MacArthur to advance from Australia to Japan. This book examines the inexorable thrust of the U.S. Army's 5th Air Force, under air commander Gen. George C. Kenney, in the hard-hitting campaigns against the Japanese Army Air Force bases...
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MacArthur's Eagles : the U.S. air war over New Guinea, 1943-1944 / Lex McAulay.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N940.54265/3
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74VKdPVJX7Nb
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ISBN
1591144795 (alk. paper)
9781591144793 (alk. paper)
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940.54265
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991019842549702626
