9780385075794 - Pacific Sweep: The 5th and 13th Fighter Commands in World War II von William N. Hess (10 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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First Edition. 278, illus., appendix, index, lib stamps, rough spots ins bds & rear flylf, tape stains ins flylves, DJ worn & soiled: small tears. Front DJ flap price clipped. fair to good, ex-lib., fair to good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. 278pp. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Edges lightly sunned and bumped, very good lacking the dust jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Format is approximately 5.75 inches by 8.5 inches. x, 278 pages. Illustrations. Diagrams. Appendix. Index. DJ is price-clipped and worn and soiled with small tears and chips. Some edge soiling. William N Hess is the official historian for the American Fighter Aces Association, and is one of the most highly respected aviation writers of his generation. A B-17 crewman during World War 2, Hess has written over 40 books during his long and distinguished career. From the point of view of the American fighters in the pacific. this book tells the historical and factual truth about the war. During World War II the V Fighter Command initially controlled fighter units in the Northwestern United States. In 1942, V Fighter Command became the primary command and control organization for Fifth Air Force, fighter units operating primarily in the Southwest Pacific Theater. Its assigned units participated in aerial combat in the Fifth Air Force Area of Responsibility (AOR) flying cover missions for convoys, patrols, escorted bombers, attacked enemy airfields, and supported ground forces. Afterward, served with the occupation force in Japan before being inactivated in 1946. Thirteenth Air Force has never been stationed in the continental United States; it is also one of the oldest, continuously active, numbered air forces. It engaged in combat in the Pacific Theater during World War II. During World War II, 13th AF consisted of two major commands, XIII Fighter Command and XIII Bomber Command. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st ed., 1st printing ; x, 278 pages illustrations 22 cm ISBN 9780385075794, 0385075790 OCLC 969604 LCCN 74004649 LC D790 .H48 Dewey 940.544973 ; blue and green cloth with silver lettering, in photographic dustjacket ; small dig on front cover ; Written by William N. Hess, a B-17 crewman in WWII and a respected aviation historian ; William N Hess is the official historian for the American Fighter Aces Association, and is one of the most highly respected aviation writers of his generation. A B-17 crewman during World War 2, Hess has written over 40 books during his long and distinguished career. ; covers operations from the fall of the Philippines through the end of the war, including notable events like the ambush of Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto . features 32 pages of black-and-white photographs and detailed accounts of convoys, patrols, and bomber escorts.FINE/VG. Book.