Dogfight over Tokyo: The Final Air Battle of the Pacific and the Last Four Men to Die in World War II

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From a top World War II author, the tragic story of the pilots who fought the last fight of the war during the first hour of peaceWhen Billy Hobbs and his fellow Hellcat aviators from Air Group 88 lifted off from the venerable Navy carrier USS Yorktown early on the morning of August 15, 1945, they had no idea they were about to carry out the final air mission of World War II Two hours later, Yorktown received word from Admiral Nimitz that the war had ended and that all offensive operations should cease As they were turning back, twenty Japanese planes suddenly dove from the sky above them and began a ferocious attack Four American pilots never returned men who had lifted off from the carrier in wartime but were shot down during peacetime.Drawing on participant letters, diaries, and interviews, newspaper and radio accounts, and previously untapped archival records, historian and prolific author of acclaimed Pacific theater books, including Tin Can Titans and Hell from the Heavens, John Wukovits tells the story of Air Group 88 s pilots and crew through their eyes Dogfight over Tokyo is written in the same riveting, edge of your seat style that has made Wukovits s previous books so successful This is a stirring, one of a kind tale of naval encounters and the last dogfight of the war a story that is both inspirational and tragic. Download Dogfight over Tokyo: The Final Air Battle of the Pacific and the Last Four Men to Die in World War II – kino-fada.fr I knew I had to read this book after seeing the cover I just felt this compelling need to find outabout the lives of the 4 men who died Absolutely heartbreaking as the aviators were up in the air when the war was officially declared over and were in the process of flying back to the Navy carrier USS Yorktown, when they were attacked by Japanese fighter planes Many argue they shouldn t have been sent on a mission to begin with given it was apparent the war was coming to an end The book I knew I had to read this book after seeing the cover I just felt this compelling need to find outabout the lives of the 4 men who died Absolutely heartbreaking as the aviators were up in the air when the war was officially declared over and were in the process of flying back to the Navy carrier USS Yorktown, when they were attacked by Japanese fighter planes Many argue they shouldn t have been sent on a mission to begin with given it was apparent the war was coming to an end The book is certainly heavy on the history of everything going on in the Pacific during the last stages of the war For military history fans, much of this will be familiar material Personally, I wasinterested in the men themselves so when the book got into the specifics of battles and missions, my attention span would start to wane However the last 50 pages or so , I just couldn t put the book down ...An interesting story of the last American pilots who were killed at the end of World War II On the morning of August 15, 1945, Billy Hobbs and his fellow Hellcat pilots from Air Group 88 took off from the carrier Yorktown for their final mission of World War II When they were ordered t...

Dogfight over Tokyo: The Final Air Battle of the Pacific and the Last Four Men to Die in World War II
  • English
  • 12 July 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 322 pages
  • 0306922053
  • John F. Wukovits
  • Dogfight over Tokyo: The Final Air Battle of the Pacific and the Last Four Men to Die in World War II