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Description
This new book tells the epic story of the 475TH Fighter Group through combat reports, official American, Australian, and Japanese documents, as well as interviews and conversations with the veterans themselves.
Characteristics
| Book cover finish | Hardcover ( rounded spine binding ) |
| Special features | Dust jacket |
| Condition | Used good |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Published date | 1993 |
| Language | English |
| Collection / Series | AIRCRAFT OF THE ACES |
| Size | 22.86 x 29.21 x 3.18 cm |
| Author | John Stanaway |
| Editor | Shiffer Publishing Ltd. |
Description
From the time it entered combat until the end of the Philippine campaign, the 475TH was the fastest-scoring outfit in the Southwest Pacific. Dubbed by the Japanese as the "Bloody Butchers of Rabaul," the unit's ace pilots included Tom McGuire, Charles MacDonald, Danny Roberts, John Loisel, and, for a short time, Dick Bong.
This new book tells the epic story of the 475TH Fighter Group through combat reports, official American, Australian, and Japanese documents, as well as interviews and conversations with the veterans themselves. Among the campaigns and battles covered are such famous names as Dobodura, the Huon Gulf, Oro Bay, Rabaul, Hollandia, the Philippines, and Luzon.
Source: Publisher's summary printed on cover
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