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Wings of gold
the U. S. naval air campaign in World War II
By Astor, Gerald
- ISBN
- 978-0-89141-853-5
- Publisher
- New York : Presidio Press/Ballantine Books, 2005.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on June 15, 2004
In tracing the airplane's transformative effect on the navy, Astor (Terrible Terry Allen) treats the reader to action-packed dogfights over Pacific islands and atolls as U.S. naval aviators and mammoth task forces slowly annihilated Japan's imperial fleet and its carrier-based aircraft. His use of oral history brings these battles alive. The author succeeds in many ways: evoking...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
