Operation KE : the Cactus Air Force and the Japanese withdrawal from Guadalcanal / Roger Letourneau, Dennis Letourneau
- Author:
- Letourneau, Roger
- Published:
- Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, [2012]
- Copyright Date:
- ©2012
- Physical Description:
- xx, 370 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Additional Creators:
- Letourneau, Dennis
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 The Genesis of Operation KE-GO -- ch. 2 Japanese Aircraft and Air-Combat Doctrine -- ch. 3 American Aircraft and Air-Combat Doctrine -- ch. 4 Of Pilots and Preparedness -- ch. 5 Pregame Warm-Ups: Munda and Vila -- ch. 6 Bombarding the Phoenix -- ch. 7 Kickoff! -- ch. 8 Blitzing the Quarterbacks -- ch. 9 Turnovers -- ch. 10 Pass Interception -- ch. 11 General Patch's End Run -- ch. 12 The Great Escape Begins -- ch. 13 Night Action and Daytime Pursuit -- ch. 14 ComAirSol's Vendetta -- ch. 15 The Half-Time Show -- ch. 16 The Final Touchdown -- ch. 17 Of Men and Machines -- ch. 18 Good Luck or Good Management?.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 9781591144465 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1591144469 (hardcover : alk. paper) - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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