Very Long Range P-51 Mustang Units of the Pacific War

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Very Long Range P-51 Mustang Units of the Pacific War
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Carl Molesworth
Illustrated by Jim Laurier
SeriesAviation Elite Units
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:128
Dimensions(mm): Height 248,Width 184
Category/GenreWorld history
Second world war
ISBN/Barcode 9781846030420
ClassificationsDewey:940.544973
Audience
General
Illustrations 80 b/w; 30 col

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Publication Date 10 September 2006
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

These pilots called themselves the 'Tokyo Club'. It was a simple task to become a member. All you had to do was strap yourself into a heavily loaded P-51 Mustang, take off from Iwo Jima, fly 650 miles north over the sea - often through monsoon storms - in your single-engined aircraft to Japan, attack a heavily defended target and then turn around and fly home despite a shrinking fuel supply and perhaps battle damage as well. Do it once and you earned membership in the club. Do it 15 times and you earned a trip home. But make one mistake or have one touch of bad luck, and you had a very good chance of ending up dead. This book tells the little-known story of these brave men and their efforts to defeat the aerial forces defending Japan.

Author Biography

A resident of Mount Vernon, Washington, USA, Carl Molesworth is an editor and writer for Reed Elsevier. He has been researching and writing about fighter operations in World War 2 for more than 25 years. His six previous titles include three books in Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces series, namely P-40 Warhawk Aces of the CBI, P-40 Warhawk Aces of the MTO, and P-40 Warhawk Aces of the Pacific (all have reprinted at least once). In 2004, he won a Gold Award for his writing in the Trade Association Business Publications International's annual competition. Artist Jim Laurier is a native of New England, growing up in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. He has been drawing since he could hold a pencil and throughout his life he has worked in many mediums creating art work on a variety of subjects. He has worked on the Osprey Aviation list since 2000, and in that time he has produced some of the finest artwork seen in these volumes.

Reviews

"Provides a riveting combat history joining others in the 'Aviation Elite Units' series." --Library Bookwatch "Over in England, Osprey just keeps cranking out high-quality aviation books under the editorship of Tony Holmes... [This book is] in Osprey's Aviation Elite series and features the usual blend of concise text, good quality black and white photos, and numerous color profiles... The sage of the Very Long Range P-51s has been overlooked by historians... Most of the photographs have not been publishing and there are numerous good stories in the volume... recommended." --Jim Larsen, Mustangs International "I highly recommend this title." --Fred Rick Boucher, AeroScale (September 2006)