Informationen zum Autor Eric M. Bergerud is professor of military and American history at Lincoln University in San Francisco and the author of Touched with Fire: The Land War in the South Pacific, Red Thunder, Tropic Lightning and The Dynamics of Defeat . Klappentext "Refreshingly multidimensional! with battle tales carefully crafted within the context of the overall campaign! this meticulously documented work portrays both the stark conditions and the high stakes of one of the largest wars in history".--"Publishers Weekly" Zusammenfassung An exploration of the battles and tactics of the air war in the Pacific, including discussion of combatants, their morale, their planes, living conditions, and leadership. The Three-dimensional Battlefield * Defining the Battlefield: Air-Base Networks * The Land and Air Machines and Men in the South Pacific * Japanese Warplanes * Allied Aircraft * Airmen in the South Pacific Blood in the Sky: Air Battle in the South Pacific * Deadly Geometry: Fighter Warfare in the South Pacific * Making History: Bombers in the South Pacific * Conclusion

Autorentext
Eric M. Bergerud is professor of military and American history at Lincoln University in San Francisco and the author of Touched with Fire: The Land War in the South Pacific, Red Thunder, Tropic Lightning and The Dynamics of Defeat.

Klappentext

"Refreshingly multidimensional, with battle tales carefully crafted within the context of the overall campaign, this meticulously documented work portrays both the stark conditions and the high stakes of one of the largest wars in history".--"Publishers Weekly"

Zusammenfassung
An exploration of the battles and tactics of the air war in the Pacific, including discussion of combatants, their morale, their planes, living conditions, and leadership.

Inhalt
The Three-dimensional Battlefield * Defining the Battlefield: Air-Base Networks * The Land and Air Machines and Men in the South Pacific * Japanese Warplanes * Allied Aircraft * Airmen in the South Pacific Blood in the Sky: Air Battle in the South Pacific * Deadly Geometry: Fighter Warfare in the South Pacific * Making History: Bombers in the South Pacific * Conclusion