America's Few : Marine Aces of the South Pacific /: Marine Aces of the South Pacific. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Bill Yenne.
• Authors: Yenne, Bill
• Contents: List of IllustrationsIntroductionDouble-Digit US Marine Corps Aces of World War IISquadron Names PART I: ORIGINS1: Marine Corps Aviation from Flanders to Wake Island2: Who They Were3: Taking to the Air4: First Combat PART II: THE FEW5: That Place Called Guadalcanal6: First Blood7: New Blood8: Changing of the Guard 9: The Coach Takes the Field10: Joe Foss Takes the Lead11: Tipping Points12: Matching the Ace of Aces13: The Long Season of the Dancing Bears PART III: NO LONGER A MERE FEW14: The Corsair and the Changing Game15: Corsair Aces Over the Solomons16: Slow Rolls and Victories Over the Slot17: The Ace and the Albatross18: Finding Their Momentum19: A Wanderer in the Wings20: The Black Sheep Go to War21: Three Aces Reach Double-digits22: The Major Leagues23: Two Squadrons Over Kahili24: Cherry Blossom Over Bougainville25: Two Aces Over Rabaul26: Everything They Had Left27: At the Top of Their Game28: The Ending of Eras PART IV: COUNTDOWN TO VICTORY29: Second Acts30: Unfinished Business31: Victory Achieved PART V: POSTWAR LIVES32: In War and Peace33: The Black Sheep and the Governor34: Final Flights AppendixAbbreviations and AcronymsBibliographyIndex.
• Publisher Details: London : Osprey Publishing
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource (320 pages)
• Subjects: Naval forces & warfare; Air forces & warfare; Battles & campaigns; History -- Military -- World War II; History -- Military -- Naval; History -- Military -- Aviation; Second World War
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781472847485; 1472847482
• Related ISBNs: 9781472847492
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