The First Team: Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway by John B. Lundstrom
English | April 11th, 2013 | ISBN: 159114471X, 0870211897 | 576 pages | EPUB | 24.13 MB
Hailed as one of the finest examples of aviation research, this comprehensive 1984 study presents a detailed and scrupulously accurate operational history of carrier-based air warfare. From the earliest operations in the Pacific through the decisive Battle of Midway, it offers a narrative account of how ace fighter pilots like Jimmy Thach and Butch O'Hare and their skilled VF squadron mates - called the "first team" - amassed a remarkable combat record in the face of desperate odds.