The 5th Fighter Command in World War II Volume 2

Since the end of World War II, the major role played by the 5th Fighter Command in winning the war in the Pacific has been almost totally neglected. Wolf puts the air campaigns into strategic and tactical context, then breaks down every daily air battle into Fighter Groups and Squadrons using unit Narrative Combat Reports. Daily battles are then described by flights, elements, and individual pilots using over 9,000 newly released documents. In this second volume of a three-volume set, the author continues his definitive history of the 5th Fighter Command, combining grand world strategy and Pacific strategy with subsequent land and air campaigns. This book describes the 5FC as it continues its offensive after the reduction of Rabaul in November 1943, and then decimates Japanese air power over western New Guinea, as it approaches the Philippines.

The final destruction of Japanese air and ground forces during the Philippine Campaigns up until V-J Day concludes this ultimate chronicle of the Fifth Fighter Command, making this history a must-read for every World War II aviation enthusiast.

Source: Publisher's summary printed on cover