Wildcat : The F4F in World War II

by Tillman, Barrett

• ISBN13: 9781557508195
• ISBN10: 1557508194
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Naval Inst Pr

Summary

The dramatic study of the U.S. Navy's famous F4F fighter, from factory floor to action against the Axis powers.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	xv
Setting the Stage	1	(8)
Rehearsal	9	(9)
To War	18	(15)
Coral Sea and Midway	33	(37)
Guadalcanal	70	(32)
Eastern Solomons and Santa Cruz	102	(19)
Song of the Solomons	121	(18)
Other Enemies	139	(15)
Martlets	154	(19)
The Wilder Wildcat	173	(16)
Appendix A Surviving Wildcats	189	(2)
Appendix B Wildcat Variants	191	(2)
Appendix C Wildcat Production	193	(2)
Appendix D Wildcat Aces	195	(4)
Appendix E Other American Naval Aircraft	199	(2)
Appendix F Japanese Naval Aircraft	201	(2)
Appendix G Other Aircraft	203	(2)
Appendix H Squadron Designations	205	(2)
Notes	207	(6)
Bibliography	213	(4)
Index	217	(8)
About the Author	225