
The Fifth Fighter Command in World War II
Vol.3: 5FC vs. Japan - Aces, Units, Aircraft, and Tactics
William Wolf(Author)
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Published on 28. October 2014
Book
Hardback
448 pages
978-0-7643-4738-2 (ISBN)
Description
Following his first two massive volumes describing the day-by-day history of the 5th Fighter Command and associated tactical, strategic, and grand strategy, William Wolf completes the trilogy with this volume. The aces of the 5FC are now personalized, and their fighters described, and Japanese aces are portrayed for the first time. American and Japanese pilot training and their importance to the outcome of the war is discussed and compared. Details of the 5FC Groups and Squadrons are revealed, as are those of the Japanese Naval and Army Air Forces. The details of the aircraft of the two combatants are compared, and the vulnerability of Japanese aircraft is discussed. The flying of the six aircraft types of the 5th Fighter Command is first described from Pilot Flight Manuals, then by the aces who flew them. Japanese and American combat maneuvers and tactics are described. The crucial importance of logistics and the construction of airfields are also discussed, along with maintenance and repair. Finally, the air war is presented from the Japanese viewpoint, including the causes for the defeat of its air forces.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Atglen
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
474 photos, charts, & drawings, plus 24 color profiles
Dimensions
Height: 287 mm
Width: 228 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
2309 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7643-4738-2 (9780764347382)
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Person
Dr. William Wolf has written fourteen books and numerous articles on World War II aviation combat and is an avid collector and historian, having over 22,000 World War II books and magazines, three miles of microfilm, and thousands of photos in his library, along with numerous pieces of World War II aviation memorabilia and aces' autographs.