VF-11/111 'Sundowners' 1942-95
Fighting Squadron 11 was established at San Diego in August 1943, beginning a half-century record that spanned aerial combat in three wars from the piston to the jet age. The squadron produced seven aces while fighting in World War 2, Korea and Vietnam. From World War 2 until after the Cold War, the 'Sundowners' established an unexcelled record 'at the tip of the spear' in naval aviation history. The author, Barrett Tillman, is the world's most prolific US naval aviation author and he has published over two-dozen titles on the World War 2 period alone.
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Weitere Autoren: Tullis, Tom (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-1-84908-263-1
- EAN: 9781849082631
- Produktnummer: 14844061
- Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 128 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 5'487 KB
- Abbildungen: 120 b/w; 30 col
Über den Autor
Barrett Tillman is a professional author and speaker with more than 40 nonfiction books as well as novels to his credit. His first book, published in 1976, remains in print today as do most of his subsequent titles. He holds seven awards for history and literature including the 1996 Tailhook Association Lifetime Achievement Award and third place in the US Naval Institute Prize in 2009. Tillman has appeared in more than a dozen documentaries including The History Channel's Dogfights. Detailed research is a hallmark of Tillman's work. The son of a World War II aviator, he learned to fly at a young age and has logged hundreds of hours in historic aircraft. Therefore his narratives feature details not only of how fliers from many nations performed their missions, but the sound, sensation and feel of mid-20th century aircraft. His combination of research, writing and cockpit immediacy are rare today and unequalled.
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