Carl Molesworth

57th Fighter Group (eBook, ePUB)

First in the Blue
Illustrator: Laurier, Jim

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The complete history of the 57th Fighter Group, the first USAAF fighter unit to go into action in North Africa. Organized in January 1941, just as the United States was building up military forces for its inevitable entry into World War II, the 57th Fighter Group went on to establish a number of other 'firsts' during its illustrious combat history in this theatre. Flying P-40 Warhawks, the pilots of the 57th entered combat in August 1942 and fought throughout the final Allied advance from El Alamein through the Axis surrender in Tunisia, the capture of Sicily and the invasion of Italy. Converting to the P-47D Thunderbolt in late 1943, the 57th continued pounding the retreating Axis forces in Italy until the end of the war in Europe. Featuring photographs throughout, this volume also highlights a number of aces this FG produced during the war, and how it was recognized for its pioneering achievements in the fighter-bomber role.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472801951
• Artikelnr.: 40469141

Autorenporträt

Carl Molesworth is a former newspaper and magazine editor now working as a freelance writer and editor. A graduate of the University of Maryland with a BA in English, Molesworth served as an enlisted man in the USAF from 1968 to 1972 before becoming an award-winning journalist for 35 years and then transitioning to full-time book writing. He has been researching and writing about fighter operations in World War II for nearly 30 years. His 14 previous titles include three books in Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces series, three in the Aviation Elite Units series and two in the Duel series. He is best known for his writing about the China-Burma-India theatre and the Curtiss P-40 fighter. He lives in Washington, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE
GROWING PAINS
CHAPTER TWO
FIRST IN THE BLUE
CHAPTER THREE
INVASION FORCE
CHAPTER FOUR
OPERATION STRANGLE
APPENDICES
COLOUR PLATES COMMENTARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX