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MacArthurs Air Force: American Airpower over the Pacific and the Far East, 1941-
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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN-13
- 9781472833242
- Type
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- Publication Name
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- ISBN
- 9781472833242
- Book Title
- Macarthur's Air Force : American Airpower over the Pacific and the Far East, 1941-51
- Item Length
- 9.1in
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Military / Aviation, World
- Item Width
- 6.1in
- Item Weight
- 18 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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General Douglas MacArthur ended World War II controlling one of the most powerful air forces in the world. This fascinating history, now available in paperback, traces its development from its origins in the Philippines through to its eventual victory in the skies over Japan and its key role in the Korean War. General Douglas MacArthur is one of the towering figures of World War II, and indeed of the twentieth century, but his leadership of the second largest air force in the USAAF is often overlooked. When World War II ended, the three numbered air forces (the Fifth, Thirteenth, and Seventh) under his command possessed 4,004 combat aircraft, 433 reconnaissance aircraft and 922 transports. After being humbled by the Japanese in the Philippines in 1942, MacArthur and his air chief General George Kenney rebuilt the US aerial presence in the Pacific, helping Allied naval and ground forces to push back the Japanese Air Force, retake the Philippines, and carry the war north towards the Home Islands. Following the end of World War II, MacArthur was the highest military and political authority in Japan and at the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950 he was named as Commander-in-Chief, United Nations Command. In the ten months of his command, his Far East Air Forces increased dramatically and saw the first aerial combat between jet fighters. Written by award-winning aviation historian Bill Yenne, this engrossing and widely-acclaimed title, now available in paperback, traces the journey of American air forces in the Pacific under General MacArthur's command, from their lowly beginnings to their eventual triumph over Imperial Japan, followed by their entry into the jet age in the skies over Korea.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1472833244
ISBN-13
9781472833242
eBay Product ID (ePID)
12038358107
Product Key Features
Book Title
Macarthur's Air Force : American Airpower over the Pacific and the Far East, 1941-51
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / Aviation, World
Publication Year
2021
Genre
History
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.1in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
18 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
D767
Reviews
"A book by Bill Yenne is always a treat, and this one exceeds his own best efforts. I can guarantee that you will be engaged by his master storytelling from his opening words to the very last page of what I consider to be his finest work yet." -- Col. Walter J. Boyne, USAF (Ret.), combat veteran and aviation historian "'Bill Yenne has given readers another fact-filled, chronological book detailing the Pacific War with MacArthur's Air Force... [This book] is for the reader who wants a broad history filled in with the fun details. Who else but Bill Yenne would quote messages back and forth of American air commanders trying to rein in air ace Richard Bong as he kept wanting to fly? The tongue-in-cheek admonishments of the generals to Bong to be careful in the air are worth the price of this book" -- Clint Johnson, author of 'Tin Cans & Greyhounds: The Destroyers that Won Two World Wars'
Table of Content
Prologue: MacArthur and Airpower Chapter 1: Starting Out in the Crosshairs of Calamity Chapter 2: Shoestring Air Force Chapter 3: Who's in Charge of What? Chapter 4: Making Do with Nothing Chapter 5: Clinging to New Guinea Chapter 6: The Battles of Buna Chapter 7: Airpower Over Naval Power Chapter 8: The Battle of the Bismarck Sea Chapter 9: Japanese Air Superiority Challenged Chapter 10: Japanese Air Superiority Met Head-On Chapter 11: Allied Air Superiority Achieved Chapter 12: Cartwheel Over Rabaul Chapter 13: Expanding the Perimeter Chapter 14: The Ploesti of the Pacific Chapter 15: MacArthur's Return to the Philippines Chapter 16: MacArthur's Expanding Air Force Chapter 17: Victory in Leyte and Mindoro Chapter 18: The Bloody Road to Manila Chapter 19: The Superfortress Chapter 20: From Borneo to Formosa Chapter 21: First Strikes on Japan Chapter 23: After the War Chapter 24: MacArthur's Air Force in Korea Epilogue: By the Numbers
Dewey Decimal
940.5426
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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