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David McCampbell [electronic resource] : top ace of U.S. naval aviation in World War II / David Lee Russell.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]Description: 1 online resourceISBN:
  • 9781476636078
  • 1476636079
Other title:
  • Top ace of U.S. naval aviation in World War II
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 940.54/5973092 23
LOC classification:
  • D790.35 15th
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Birth of a Hero; 2. Bessemer to Annapolis; 3. Going Navy: From Ships to Aviation; 4. VF-4 and the Ranger; 5. LSO on the Wasp; 6. Training Carrier Air Group 15; 7. Marcus and Wake Islands Raids; 8. Marianas Operation Forager Begins; 9. Iwo Jima; 10. The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot; 11. Ozawa's Retreat and Protecting Saipan; 12. Saipan Operations and Softening Up Guam; 13. Supporting Landings on Guam and Tinian; 14. Stalemate II: Palau, Southern Philippines; 15. Stalemate II: Visayas, Manila Strikes and Second Visayas
16. Okinawa Jima, Nansei Shoto17. Battle of Formosa; 18. Battle of Leyte Gulf; 19. Last CAG-15 Strikes; 20. Post-War Naval Career; Appendix A: Aerial Victories; Appendix B: Aces of the Navy Fighting Squadron Fifteen (VF-15), December 1, 1944; Appendix C: Medal of Honor Citation of Commander David McCampbell; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index
Holdings
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Birth of a Hero; 2. Bessemer to Annapolis; 3. Going Navy: From Ships to Aviation; 4. VF-4 and the Ranger; 5. LSO on the Wasp; 6. Training Carrier Air Group 15; 7. Marcus and Wake Islands Raids; 8. Marianas Operation Forager Begins; 9. Iwo Jima; 10. The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot; 11. Ozawa's Retreat and Protecting Saipan; 12. Saipan Operations and Softening Up Guam; 13. Supporting Landings on Guam and Tinian; 14. Stalemate II: Palau, Southern Philippines; 15. Stalemate II: Visayas, Manila Strikes and Second Visayas

16. Okinawa Jima, Nansei Shoto17. Battle of Formosa; 18. Battle of Leyte Gulf; 19. Last CAG-15 Strikes; 20. Post-War Naval Career; Appendix A: Aerial Victories; Appendix B: Aces of the Navy Fighting Squadron Fifteen (VF-15), December 1, 1944; Appendix C: Medal of Honor Citation of Commander David McCampbell; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index

Online resource; title from PDF file page (EBSCO, viewed July 17, 2019).

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