Pacific skies : American flyers in World War II / Jerome Klinkowitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Klinkowitz, Jerome.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (308 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

World War II ̈ Aviation-->. From 1941 to 1945 the skies over the Pacific Ocean afforded the broadest arena for battle and the fiercest action of air combat during World War II. It was in the air above the Pacific that America's involvement in the war began. It was in these skies that air power launched from carriers became a new form of engagement and where the war ultimately ended with kamikaze attacks and with atomic bombs dropped over Japan. Throughout the conflict American flyers felt a compelling call to supplement the official news and military reports. In vivid accounts written soon aft

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION: A World Away from War; GOING TO WAR IN PEACETIME; AN AIR WAR AT SEA AND ON LAND; TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC; ENDGAME: Kamikazes and the Bombing of Japan; CONCLUSION: Dimensions Moral and More; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-276) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-48578-4

1-60473-054-4

1-4237-3206-5

OCLC:

62266043