Every day a nightmare : American pursuit pilots in the defense of Java, 1941-1942 /

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"Every Day a Nightmare is a gripping account of an almost forgotten campaign of the Second World War. Bartsch's command of the subject is impressive and his skill as a first-rate historian is evident on every page. Highly recommended!"--Robert von Maier, Editor-in-Chief, Global War St...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bartsch, William H., 1933-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2010.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 131.
Temas:
United States. > Army > History > World War, 1939-1945.
United States. > Army. > Air Corps > History.
United States. > Army
United States. > Army. > Air Corps
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Indonesia > Java.
World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > United States.
Fighter pilots > United States > History > 20th century.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Indonésie > Java.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Histoire des unités > États-Unis.
Pilotes de chasse > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Military operations, Aerial > American
Fighter pilots
Military campaigns
Regimental histories
Indonesia > Java
United States
Electronic books.
History
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  • Prologue. Never in our history has there been a time like the present
  • Plans for reaching you quickly with pursuit are jeopardized
  • We are virtually a floating ammunition dump
  • We came 4,700 miles and are pigeon-holed!
  • The news from Wavell is all bad
  • There goes our ferry route
  • Second lieutenants are expendable
  • You are not forgotten men
  • A collection of the worst landings I have ever seen
  • I'm all shot to hell!
  • These guys are really inexperienced
  • Someone is crazy! This is murder!
  • I deeply regret failure to hold Abda Area
  • I was thoroughly enjoying myself
  • Nothing will ever happen to me
  • He was wholly unrecognizable
  • How can we operate against such odds?
  • Every day a nightmare!
  • Nothing less than desertion
  • Thousands of men gone completely mad
  • Senseless in all senses
  • Give us 24 hours to get out of this God-damned place!
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix. Table 1. Pilots of 21st Pursuit Squadron
  • Table 2. Pilots of 34th Pursuit Squadron
  • Table 3. Pilots of 35th pursuit group
  • Table 4. Pilots of 14th, 20th and 51st pursuit groups
  • Table 5. Philippines pursuit pilots sent to Australia
  • Table 6. Pilots and aircraft of 17th Pursuit Squadron (provisional)
  • Table 7. Pilots of 20th Pursuit Squadron (provisional)
  • Table 8. Pilots and aircraft of 3rd Pursuit Squadron (provisional)
  • Table 9. Pilots and aircraft of 33rd Pursuit Squadron (provisional)
  • Table 10. Pilots of 13th Pursuit Squadron (provisional)
  • Table 11. Enlisted men of 17th Pursuit Squadron (provisional)
  • Table 12. Enlisted men of 20th Pursuit Squadron (provisional)
  • Table 13. Enlisted men of the 3rd Pursuit Squadron (provisional)
  • Table 14. Personnel embarked on USS Langley
  • Table 15. Japanese aircraft shot down or badly damaged.

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