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Doomed at the Start by Bartsch, William H.
by Bartsch, William H. | PB | Good
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- Condition
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- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
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- ISBN
- 9780890966792
- Subject Area
- History
- Publication Name
- Doomed at the Start : American Pursuit Pilots in the Philippines, 1941-1942
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publisher
- Texas A&M University Press
- Subject
- United States / 20th Century, Military / General
- Series
- Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Ser.
- Publication Year
- 1995
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.4 in
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 28.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 528 Pages
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During the first three days of the Japanese assault on American Pacific bases in December of 1941, the 24th Pursuit Group, the only unit of interceptor aircraft in the Philippine Islands, was almost destroyed as an effective force. Yet the group's pilots, doomed from the start by their limited training, an inadequate air warning system, and lack of familiarity with the few flyable pursuit aircraft they had left, fought on against immensely superior number of Japanese army and navy fighters. ". . . bold drama, with almost novel-like narration. This is good history. . . ." -Daniel R. Mortensen, Office of Air Force History ". . . an engrossing and minutely detailed account based on a variety of US and Japanese government and military records and on personal interviews with the surviving pilots." - Choice ". . . an admirably detailed history . . . the work will be of] interest to both aviation buffs and students of WWII." - Publisher's Weekly "Ignoring the point of view of the top brass, Bartsch's book becomes a triumph of human interest rather than another statistical account. . . . A winning account of a losing campaign defended by courage and honor." - Journal of Military History ". . . as much a compelling human drama as an objective and detailed unit history. . . . a prodigious achievement in unit history research that does overdue justice to the memory of a tragic group of airmen who did the best they could with what they had under extraordinary circumstances and against thoroughly daunting adversity." - Military History
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Publisher
Texas A&M University Press
ISBN-10
0890966796
ISBN-13
9780890966792
eBay Product ID (ePID)
889754
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Doomed at the Start : American Pursuit Pilots in the Philippines, 1941-1942
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Subject
United States / 20th Century, Military / General
Series
Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Ser.
Publication Year
1995
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
History
Number of Pages
528 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
28.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
91-034307
Series Volume Number
24
Reviews
"Ignoring the point of view of the top brass, Bartsch''s book becomes a triumph of human interest rather than another statistical account ... A winning account of a losing campaign defended by courage and honor." -- Stars and Stripes, "...an engrossing and minutely detailed account based on a variety of US and Japanese government and military records and on personal interviews with the surviving pilots." -- Choice, "...an admirably detailed history...the will [be of] interest to both aviation buffs and students of WWII." --Publishers Weekly, "...bold drama, with almost novel-like narration. This is good history..." -- Daniel R. Mortensen, Office of Air Force History, "...an engrossing and minutely detailed account based on a variety of US and Japanese government and military records and on personal interviews with the surviving pilots." --Choice, "Ignoring the point of view of the top brass, Bartsch's book becomes a triumph of human interest rather than another statistical account ... A winning account of a losing campaign defended by courage and honor." -- Stars and Stripes, "...an impressive labor of love, interesting for general reader and useful for the specialist." -- Journal of Military History, "...as much a compelling human drama as an objective and detailed unit history...a prodigious achievement in unit history research that does overdue justice to the memory of a tragic group of airmen who did the best they could with what they had under extraordinary circumstances and against thoroughly daunting adversity." -- Military History, "...an admirably detailed history...the will [be of] interest to both aviation buffs and students of WWII." -- Publishers Weekly
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Decimal
940.54/5973
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Yes
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