Air commandos against Japan : allied special operations in World War II Burma / William T. Y'Blood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Y'Blood, William T., 1937-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army Air Forces. Air Commando Group, 1st.

United States.

United States. Army Air Forces. Air Commando Group, 2nd.

United States. Army Air Forces. Air Commando Group, 3rd.

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

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Burma.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1943 the U.S. Army Air Forces created what would become the Air Commandos, a unit that marked a milestone in tactical operations in support of British ground forces invading Burma. William T. Y'Blood tells the story of how these daring American aviators trained and went into combat using unconventional hit-and-run tactics to confuse the enemy and destroy their lines of communication and supply. The force comprised light planes to evacuate wounded, transports to move heavy cargo, fighters, gliders, helicopters, and more than five hundred men. The book describes how this top-secret force

Contents:

Table of Contents; Preface; Acronyms; PART ONE: Any Place. . . 1st Air Commando Group; 1. ""The Man"" and the Men; 2. Project 9; 3. A Cacophony of Plans; 4. Strangers in a Strange Land; 5. First Blood; 6. Into the Darkness; 7. Into the Light; 8. Rebirth; 9. Mission Accomplished; PART TWO: . . . Any Time. . . 2nd Air Commando Group; 10. And Then There Were Two; 11. A Far-Ranging War; 12. Filling the Game Bag; 13. Mandalay Was in the Other Direction; PART THREE . . . Anywhere: 3rd Air Commando Group; 14. Across the Broad Pacific; 15. The Zebras Are Loose; 16. Behind Enemy Lines; Epilogue

Note on SourcesNotes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

"The latest edition of this work has been brought to publication with the generous assistance of Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest."--T. p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61251-579-7