{"product_id":"one-damned-island-after-another-the-saga-of-the-seventh-air-force-in-world-war-ii-paperback","title":"One Damned Island After Another: The Saga of the Seventh Air Force in World War II - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClive Howard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoe Whitley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the official history of the Seventh Air Force. It is not a \"brass hat\" story; it is told from the point of view of the men themselves, often in their own words, with realistic vigor and with the lively sense of humor that made it possible to achieve victory in the Pacific. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn 19th October 1940, the Hawaiian Air Force, later known as the Seventh Air Force, was established to provide air defense of the Hawaiian Island and to engage with threats in the Pacific.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Just over a year later the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor devastated this force. Out of a total of 231 aircraft of the Hawaiian Air Force, 64 were destroyed and not more than 79 were left usable. \u003cbr\u003e Out of the inferno emerged the newly reformed Seventh Air Force.\u003cbr\u003e It faced, in the central Pacific, the largest water theater in the world -- sixteen million square miles, five times the size of the United States. \u003cbr\u003e The Americans patched up their planes as best they could and began to fly the \"Atoll Circuit,\" the low-lying, white sand atolls and the first stepping stones on the long road to Tokyo. \u003cbr\u003e In this huge area and against a fearsome opponent, the men of the Seventh were forced to fly the longest missions in any theater of war, entirely over water and, at first, without fighter escort. \u003cbr\u003e They fought at Midway, Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Kwajalein, Eniwetok, Truk, Saipan, Palau, the Philippines, Iwo Jima, and finally Tokyo.\u003cbr\u003e Clive Howard and Joe Whitley's history of this remarkable air force covers from the events at Pearl Harbor through to V-J Day, covering every single island that the force landed on in between.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e They listened to demand of Corporal Earl Nelson's article \"Heroes Don't Win Wars\", that criticised the press and radio that only recorded the fantastic achievements of men who wore medals; \"Why don't they talk about the guy who is just a soldier?\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e So with humor and insight Howard and Whitley and provided us with a history of the Seventh Air Force that doesn't focus on only the glorious achievements of some men, nor does it simply record the accounts of the \"brass hats\", but instead gets to the heart of what the men of this extraordinary force did and thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClive Howard and Joe Whitley were both sergeants and served as correspondents for the Seventh Air Force. They were there; they saw it happen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 488\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 9.69 x 7.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 05, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47419969798322,"sku":"9781684116973","price":34.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/72197b6f8cb4b69206d0ab641697fd78.webp?v=1778481101","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/one-damned-island-after-another-the-saga-of-the-seventh-air-force-in-world-war-ii-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}