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'Twelve to One' V Fighter Command Aces of the Pacific (Aircraft of the Aces)

'Twelve to One' V Fighter Command Aces of the Pacific (Aircraft of the Aces)
By Tony Holmes

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #364175 in Books
  • Published on: 2004-04-30
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 128 pages

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Synopsis
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.

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Very good title5
Ok...almost every osprey title is good and some even excellent, but this one impressed me by its amount of information on so few pages. Condesed information usually puts me away of such titles, but with this one i got a very pleasant surprise and that is woth every pound/ euro you spen on it, i also recommend the Imperial Japanese Navy and Imperial Japanese Army aircraft of the Aces as a complement on this one, althought this book is specially dedicated to those interested in the less loved Pacific war