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Hailed as one of the finest examples of aviation research, this comprehensive 1984 study presents a detailed and scrupulously accurate operational history of carrier-based air warfare. From the earliest operations in the Pacific through the decisive Battle of Midway, it offers a narrative account of how ace fighter pilots like Jimmy Thach and Butch O'Hare and their skilled VF squadron mates - called the “first team” - amassed a remarkable combat record in the face of desperate odds.

The First Team Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway

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    Publisher: Naval Institute Press
    Publication Date: 7/15/2005
    ISBN13: 9781591144717, 978-1591144717
    ISBN10: 159114471X

    Non Fiction , History , Non Fiction

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    Hailed as one of the finest examples of aviation research, this comprehensive 1984 study presents a detailed and scrupulously accurate operational history of carrier-based air warfare. From the earliest operations in the Pacific through the decisive Battle of Midway, it offers a narrative account of how ace fighter pilots like Jimmy Thach and Butch O'Hare and their skilled VF squadron mates - called the “first team” - amassed a remarkable combat record in the face of desperate odds.

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