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

Author/creator Bartsch, William H., 1933-
Format Electronic and Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoCollege Station : Texas A&M University Press,
Descriptionxxii, 506 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from UPCC Books History 2010 Subject Collection
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Series Number 131: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series
Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 131.
Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 437-458) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009051151
ISBN9781603441766 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN160344176X (cloth : alk. paper)

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