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US Navy Pby Catalina Units of the Atlantic War Paperback - 2006

Name: US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Atlantic War (Combat Aircraft)
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Author: Ragnarsson, Ragnar J; Laurier, Jim [Illustrator]
ISBN: 9781841769103

by Ragnar J. Ragnarsson; Jim Laurier (Illustrator)

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From the publisher

Ragnar J. Ragnarsson was born 1945 in the USA, but has lived most his life in Iceland. He began flight training at the age of 17 and two years later earned his Commercial Pilot's Licence. He was co-founder and past vice president of IPMS Iceland, co-founder and past president of the Icelandic Aviation Historical Society and past president of the Icelandic Aero Club. Ragnar has spent many years researching wartime maritime aviation in the Atlantic and has written articles for both the Icelandic and foreign specialist aviation press, as well as contributing to a number of books on the subject. The author lives in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Details

Title US Navy Pby Catalina Units of the Atlantic War
Author Ragnar J. Ragnarsson; Jim Laurier (Illustrator)
Binding Paperback
Edition First edition
Pages 96
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Osprey Publishing (UK), Botley
Date November 28, 2006
Illustrated Yes
Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
ISBN 9781841769103 / 184176910X
Weight 0.67 lbs (0.30 kg)
Dimensions 9.74 x 7.22 x 0.26 in (24.74 x 18.34 x 0.66 cm)
Themes
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007273147
Dewey Decimal Code 940.542

Media reviews

"Osprey has now published two books covering both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. Units of the Atlantic War has 32 color plane drawings, Units of the Pacific War has 31 ... The combat history of the PBY Catalina in every theater of the war is more interesting than one would consider. The PBY books revealed information that I had not considered about the valuable contribution these planes made toward defeating Germany and Japan." -Michael Koznarsky, Historical Miniature Gamer (Issue 10)

"Besides providing a history of the development of seagoing aircraft, the author describes many of the combat actions in which the PBYs were involve, and the wealth of photos and color illustrations depict the unit markings and other features in fine detail."-WWII History Magazine (August/September 2008)

"Although several books have been written about WWII USN patrol aviation, none do full justice to the role played by USN patrol squadrons in the longest, most bitterly fought campaign of the war - the Battle of the Atlantic - [until now.]" -George Hulett, Warbirds International

"The author has compiled an excellent reference on these units as well as coast guard squadrons that operated from the North Atlantic bases after the Navy pulled out of those missions in 1943. There are quality period photos as well as a goodly number of fine profiles to get the creative juices flowing for modelers. In all, a superb book on a part of WWII that gets very little press. A book I can justifiably recommend to you." -Scott Van Aken, modelingmadness.com (December 2007)