Category: History: Military
Copyright/published Year: 2005 by Berkley Caliber
ISBN: 0425207250
Binding: Cloth
Description:
The first fully illustrated oral history of the United States ì
Marine Corps Air Force-the "Flying Leathernecks." The U.S. ì
Marines generally inspire thoughts of a peerless ground force ì
that has always bravely answered America's call to arms. But the ì
Marines also have an air arm with a tradition every bit as proud ì
and legendary as the ground infantry they support. Now, military ì
historian Robert F. Dorr presents the first fully - illustrated ì
oral history of the Marine Air Wingand gives the "Flying ì
Leathernecks" the recognition they deserve. When America entered ì
World War I in 1917, the Marine Air Wing had only thirty-five ì
aviators. During World War II, it expanded to sixty-one squadrons ì
- twenty with at least one flying ace - and over 10,000 pilots. ì
Led by men like their top ace, Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, ì
Marine planes ruled the air in the Pacific. Marine Air is ì
a long-overdue, illustrated history-from WWI to Operation Iraqi ì
Freedom. Filled with the Flying Leathernecks' own words and ì
packed with photographs of the "the few, the proud" of the skies, ì
this is the story of their unwavering commitment to protecting ì
their comrades on the ground-and to defending the country they ì
have never let down - no matter what the odds.
This book is 'remaindered' and may have marks on the cover and/or bottom of pages.
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