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Fateful Rendezvous : The Life of Butch O'Hare
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ewing, Steve.
- Series:
- Bluejacket Bks.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fighter pilots--United States--Biography.
- O’Hare, Edward Henry, 1914-1943.
- United States. Navy--Biography.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.
- Local Subjects:
- Fighter pilots--United States--Biography.
- O’Hare, Edward Henry, 1914-1943.
- United States. Navy--Biography.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (409 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Annopolis : Naval Institute Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Fighter pilot Butch O'Hare became one of America's heroes in 1942 when he saved the carrier Lexington in what has been called the most daring single action in the history of combat aviation. In fascinating detail the authors describe how O'Hare shot down five attacking Japanese bombers and severely damaged a sixth and other awe-inspiring feats of aerial combat that won him awards, including the Medal of Honor. They also explain his key role in developing tactics and night-fighting techniques that helped defeat the Japanese.In addition, the authors investigate events leading up to
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Maps and Diagrams; Preface; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1. Mother and Father March Butch to Western Military Academy; 2. Life off Campus, 1927-1933; 3. Ej Goes under Cover for the Treasury Department; 4. The Naval Academy, Class of 1937; 5. To Float and to Fly; 6. The Sky Turned Black; 7. Wings, Love, and War; 8. Four Minutes over the Lady Lex; 9. The Uncomfortable Hero; 10. The King of Maui; 11. Home and Back; 12. Marcus and Wake; 13. Air Group Commander; 14. Butch's Black Panthers; 15. 26 November 1943; 16. What Happened to Butch?; 17. Remembrance; Epilogue
- Appendix: Butch's CitationsNotes; Sources; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781612512211
- 1612512216
- OCLC:
- 817873017
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