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- catalog abstract "Today, U.S. Marine infantry and armored units can count on timely and effective close air support thanks in part to the intrepid Marine pilots and crews who pioneered carrier-based air support of amphibious landings in the final push to defeat Japan in World War II. This little-known part of the Pacific campaign is explored fully for the first time in this detailed history by one of the program's architects. This absorbing study traces the hurried training and deployment and the carrier combat operations of eighteen Marine F4U Corsair fighter squadrons from late 1944 through March 1945. Based on extensive interviews with pilots and enlisted crew, official records, and his own experience, John Condon describes heart-stopping dogfights, attacks against shipping, and strikes deep into Japan's heartland - as well as costly mistakes in the air and around the carriers. His analysis of the Corsairs' participation in the battles for Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Indochina, the Philippines, and Tokyo includes lessons learned about weather, night flying, tactics, squadron organization, and carrier launch and recovery. Special sections cover the Wasp and Franklin disasters and the controversies surrounding the tragic lack of close air support at Tarawa and Iwo Jima.".
- catalog contributor b10604606.
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description "1. The Mission -- 2. The First Sortie -- 3. On to Japan -- 4. The Okinawa Campaign -- 5. The Carrier Escort Program -- App. 1. Carrier Operations, World War II Style -- App. 2. Tactical Air Force Organization at Okinawa -- App. 3. Marine Pilots in Navy Squadrons.".
- catalog description "Special sections cover the Wasp and Franklin disasters and the controversies surrounding the tragic lack of close air support at Tarawa and Iwo Jima.".
- catalog description "This absorbing study traces the hurried training and deployment and the carrier combat operations of eighteen Marine F4U Corsair fighter squadrons from late 1944 through March 1945. Based on extensive interviews with pilots and enlisted crew, official records, and his own experience, John Condon describes heart-stopping dogfights, attacks against shipping, and strikes deep into Japan's heartland - as well as costly mistakes in the air and around the carriers. His analysis of the Corsairs' participation in the battles for Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Indochina, the Philippines, and Tokyo includes lessons learned about weather, night flying, tactics, squadron organization, and carrier launch and recovery.".
- catalog description "Today, U.S. Marine infantry and armored units can count on timely and effective close air support thanks in part to the intrepid Marine pilots and crews who pioneered carrier-based air support of amphibious landings in the final push to defeat Japan in World War II. This little-known part of the Pacific campaign is explored fully for the first time in this detailed history by one of the program's architects.".
- catalog extent "xii, 138 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Corsairs and flattops.".
- catalog identifier "1557501270 (alk. paper) :".
- catalog isFormatOf "Corsairs and flattops.".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institue Press,".
- catalog relation "Corsairs and flattops.".
- catalog subject "940.54/25 21".
- catalog subject "D790 .C656 1997".
- catalog subject "United States. Navy Aviation.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. The Mission -- 2. The First Sortie -- 3. On to Japan -- 4. The Okinawa Campaign -- 5. The Carrier Escort Program -- App. 1. Carrier Operations, World War II Style -- App. 2. Tactical Air Force Organization at Okinawa -- App. 3. Marine Pilots in Navy Squadrons.".
- catalog title "Corsairs and flattops : Marine carrier air warfare, 1944-1945 / John Pomeroy Condon.".
- catalog type "text".