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US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Pacific War Paperback - 2007

Name: US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Pacific War (Osprey Combat Aircraft, No. 62)
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Author: Louis B. Dorny
ISBN: 9781841769110

by Louis B. Dorny; Jim Laurier (Illustrator)

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From the publisher

Retired US Navy Cdr Louis B Dorny is an acknowledged expert on America's most famous flying-boat, the PBY Catalina, and has long been fascinated by its crucial employment against Japanese forces in the Pacific War. He has interviewed numerous veteran crews during the course of his research over the past four decades. The author lives in Seattle, WA.

Details

Title US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Pacific War
Author Louis B. Dorny; Jim Laurier (Illustrator)
Binding Paperback
Edition First Edition
Pages 96
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Osprey Publishing (UK), Botley
Date October 23, 2007
Illustrated Yes
ISBN 9781841769110 / 1841769118
Weight 0.69 lbs (0.31 kg)
Dimensions 9.72 x 7.36 x 0.26 in (24.69 x 18.69 x 0.66 cm)
Themes
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Cultural Region: Oceania
Library of Congress subjects World War, 1939-1945 - Naval operations,, World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Pacific
Dewey Decimal Code 940.545

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)

"The PBY has been described in many books, but this title fills a niche with detailed descriptions of Catalina unit and individual actions throughout the Pacific War."- Louis B. Dorney, International Plastic Modellers Society (August 2008)

"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)

"Among the most popular Osprey Publishing titles are those in the Combat Aircraft series. Louis B Dorny's book in this series focuses on the role of the PBY Catalina maritime patrol aircraft in the Pacific War. The result is an excellent overall account of this aircraft's career and operations during the Pacific War... This is a perfect example of an Osprey title filling a nice that would probably otherwise be overlooked." -Mark E Stille, WWII Quarterly (Winter 2008)

"...Louis B Dorny's book here does an excellent job of covering the history of the Catalina in the Pacific theater of the war. Well-researched an accurate, Dorny's book is one that every Catalina enthusiast should own." -Bob Bullivant, PBY-Catalina International Association Newsletter (December 2007)

"Louis B Dorny's US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Pacific War is the second of two volumes...: each volume packs in vintage black and white photos, history and close-up shots of the plans and each comes packed with statistics and history." -The Bookwatch (December 2007)

"The author has divided the book into the various stages of the war, with a considerable emphasis on the first year of the conflict, when hard pressed PBY units were at their most active... It makes for an excellent addition to the series and I know you will find it to be as interesting a read as I." -Scott Van Aken, modelingmadness.com (December 2007)