Marine Air
by Dorr, Robert F
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0425207250
- ISBN 13
- 9780425207253
- Seller
-
Frankfort, Kentucky, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Synopsis
"THE FEW, THE PROUD"-THE MARINE AIR WING RULES THE SKIES.The U.S. Marine Air Wing began in 1917 with only five officers and 30 enlisted men. During WWII, it grew to 61 squadrons and over 10,000 pilots. Flying slow, cumbersome Grumman Wildcats against the far superior Japanese Zero, Marine pilots used hit-and-run tactics with deadly effect during some of the war's hardest battles-Guadalcanal, Wake Island, and Midway. By August 1943, Marine air superiority was established. At the war's end, 125 Marines were air aces and eight had won Medals of Honor- including top ace Major "Pappy" Boyington, whose "Black Sheep Squadron" challenged Japanese fighters to combat on their own radio frequencies. From Vietnam to Operation Iraqi Freedom, the Marines' world-class pilots and state- of-the-art aircraft continue to rule the skies. Marine Air is the first illustrated oral history of the "Flying Leathernecks" and their unwavering commitment to protecting their comrades and the country that they have never let down-no matter what the odds.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Pink Casa Antiques (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 77170
- Title
- Marine Air
- Author
- Dorr, Robert F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0425207250
- ISBN 13
- 9780425207253
- Publisher
- Berkley Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2005-12-06
- X weight
- 16 oz
Terms of Sale
Pink Casa Antiques
About the Seller
Pink Casa Antiques
About Pink Casa Antiques
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...