MacArthur's air force : American airpower over the Pacific and the Far East, 1941-51
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Published
Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2019.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781472833235, 1472833236
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Ilsley Public Library - New Materials Area | 940.54 Yenne | On Shelf |
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LC Subjects
MacArthur, Douglas, -- 1880-1964 -- Military leadership.
United States. -- Army Air Forces. -- Air Force, 13th.
United States. -- Army Air Forces. -- Air Force, 5th.
United States. -- Army Air Forces. -- Air Force, 7th.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area.
United States. -- Army Air Forces. -- Air Force, 13th.
United States. -- Army Air Forces. -- Air Force, 5th.
United States. -- Army Air Forces. -- Air Force, 7th.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area.
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Published
Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2019.
Physical Desc
320 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9781472833235, 1472833236
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-308) and index.
Description
"General Douglas MacArthur is one of the towering figures of World War II, and indeed of the twentieth century, but his leadership of the second largest air force in the USAAF is often overlooked. When World War II ended, the three numbered air forces (the Fifth, Thirteenth and Seventh) under his command possessed 4,004 combat aircraft, 433 reconnaissance aircraft, and 922 transports. After being humbled by the Japanese in the Philippines in 1942, MacArthur and his air chief General George Kenney rebuilt the US aerial presence in the Pacific, helping Allied naval and ground forces to push back the Japanese Air Force, re-take the Philippines, and carry the war north towards the Home Islands. Following the end of World War II MacArthur was the highest military and political authority in Japan, and at the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950 he was named as Commander in Chief, United Nations Command. In the ten months of his command his Far East Air Forces increased dramatically and saw the first aerial combat between jet fighters."--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Yenne, B. (2019). MacArthur's air force: American airpower over the Pacific and the Far East, 1941-51 . Osprey Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Yenne, Bill, 1949-. 2019. MacArthur's Air Force: American Airpower Over the Pacific and the Far East, 1941-51. Osprey Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Yenne, Bill, 1949-. MacArthur's Air Force: American Airpower Over the Pacific and the Far East, 1941-51 Osprey Publishing, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Yenne, Bill. MacArthur's Air Force: American Airpower Over the Pacific and the Far East, 1941-51 Osprey Publishing, 2019.
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