Philippines Defender; A Fighter Pilot's Diary, 1941-1942 by David L. Obert - 1992

Norman, OK: Levite of Apache, 1992 Levite of Apache, Norman OK. 1992. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; scant rubbing to rear wrap; bumping to head and tail; small stains on rear wrap. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 160 pp 8vo. The recollections of one of the few fighter pilots who flew over the skies of Bataan during the war in the Philippines in early World War II. One of a handful of pursuit pilots flying a small squadron of P-40 aircraft he helped defend the retreating forces of MacArthur's army into the Bataan peninsula before being moved to the southern islands when Corregidor fell and was finally evacuated to Australia as all islands in the Philippines were surrendered. the only account written during the conflict by a fighter pilot. A clean very presentable copy.