'Twelve to One' V Fighter Command Aces of the Pacific

by HOLMES, TONYDAVEY, CHRIS

• ISBN13: 9781841767840
• ISBN10: 1841767840
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2004-04-27
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Summary

This volume details the experiences of 107 elite American aces in combat against the Japanese. The highest scoring US pilots of World War 2 fought against the Japanese Army Air Force and Imperial Japanese Navy over the jungles of New Guinea and the Philippines. Flying P-38s and P-47s, men such as Dick Bong and Thomas McGuire won the Medal of Honor for their successes in combat in 1943-45. 'Twelve to One' is a rare document that details the 'tricks of the trade' employed by these men. This volume also includes biographies of the men whose tips for aerial combat make up the text, and the V Fighter Command Manual.

Author Biography

Tony Holmes has worked as Osprey's aerospace editor since 1989, having previously served as an author/photographer for this publishing house in Australasia. He established the critically acclaimed and hugely popular Aircraft of the Aces series in 1994.

Table of Contents

EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION	6	(1)
PERIOD PREFACES	7	(2)
CHAPTER ONE 8th FIGHTER GROUP	9	(16)
CHAPTER TWO 35th FIGHTER GROUP	25	(15)
CHAPTER THREE 9th FIGHTER GROUP	40	(37)
CHAPTER FOUR 58th FIGHTER GROUP	77	(9)
CHAPTER FIVE 348th FIGHTER GROUP	86	(22)
CHAPTER SIX 475th FIGHTER GROUP	108	(15)
APPENDICES	123	(1)
COLOUR PLATES COMMENTARY	123	(5)
INDEX	128