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War in Pacific Skies (HB) |
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By: Charlie & Ann Cooper |
In a fusion of art and history, portrayed in accurate detail, complete with combatant’s personal insights, War in Pacific Skies covers the most famous air engagements in WWII’s Pacific Theater. Full color maps, previously unpublished photographs, original artwork and personal accounts visually and mentally enliven the air battles at Pearl Harbor, Coral Sea, Midway, Guam, Tinian, the Philippines, Iwo Jima, Okinawa and more. Climb in to the cockpit of America’s famous Pacific warbirds: the P-38 which carried Richard Bong to his 40 kills, the obsolete Curtiss Hawk piloted by Harry Brown who accounted for the only American airborne response at Pearl Harbor. |
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Covers the most famous air engagements in WWII's Pacific Theater of Operation. Paintings of acclaimed aviation artist Jack Fellows are supplemented by color maps, previously unpublished photographs, original artwork, and personal accounts. Climb in to the cockpit of some of America's most heralded warbirds: the P-38 that carried Richard Bong to his 40 kills and fly along with Paul Tibitts in the "Enola Gay" as it makes its final approach on Hiroshima.
• Full color, precision artwork by Jack Fellow depicting the action as it happened. • Hardcover book with previously unpublished color and black and white photographs of the men and their aircraft. • Color maps help describe the areas of action in the 70 million square miles of the Pacific.
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192 pages, HB, 12 x 10.5, 200 b&w and color photos. |
War in Pacific Skies (HB) |
ISBN Number: 0-7603-1189-7
Item Number: 1105
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