Get Free eBook Sample
Stephen L. Moore, a sixth-generation Texan, graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, where he studied advertising, marketing, and journalism. He is the author of multiple books on World War II and Texas history, including Taming Texas, a biography of his great-great-great grandfather William T. Sadler, who was one of the first Texas Ranger captains in the 1830s. Steve lives north of Dallas in Lantana, Texas, with his wife, Cindy, and their three children.
Pacific Payback: The Carrier Aviators Who Avenged Pearl Harbor at the Battle of Midway
eBook
$9.99
-
ISBN-13:
9781101633359
- Publisher: Temple Publications International, Inc.
- Publication date: 06/03/2014
- Sold by: Penguin Group
- Format: eBook
- Pages: 448
- Sales rank: 64,480
- File size: 19 MB
- Note: This product may take a few minutes to download.
Available on NOOK devices and apps
Want a NOOK? Explore Now
9.99
In Stock
Sunday, December 7, 1941, dawned clear and bright over the Pacific....
But for the Dauntless dive-bomber crews of the USS Enterprise returning to their home base on Oahu, it was a morning from hell. Flying directly into the Japanese ambush at Pearl Harbor, they lost a third of their squadron and witnessed the heart of America’s Navy broken and smoldering on the oil-slicked waters below.
The next six months, from Pearl Harbor to the Battle of Midway—a dark time during which the Japanese scored victory after victory—this small band of aviators saw almost constant deployment, intense carrier combat, and fearsome casualties. Many were killed by enemy Zero fighters, antiaircraft fire, or deadly crash landings in the Pacific, while others were captured and spent years in POW camps. Yet the Enterprise’s Dauntless crews would be the first to strike an offensive blow against Japanese installations in the Marshall Islands, would be the first to sink a Japanese warship, and would shepherd the Doolittle Raiders’ bombing of Tokyo.
Not until Midway, though, would Dauntless crews get the chance to settle the score. In June 1942, Japan mobilized the best of its Navy to draw out the smaller American carrier fleet for a final showdown designed to destroy the U.S. Navy once and for all. What they didn’t anticipate was the gutsy dive-bombing pilots and gunners whose courage and skill would change the course of World War II.
Drawing on dozens of new interviews and oral histories, author Stephen L. Moore brings to life inspiring stories of individual sacrifice and bravery—and the sweeping saga of one of America’s greatest triumphs.
INCLUDES PHOTOS
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
-
- A Dawn Like Thunder: The True…
- by Robert J. Mrazek
-
- The Conquering Tide: War in…
- by Ian W. Toll
-
- Clash of The Carriers: The…
- by Barrett TillmanStephen Coonts
-
- Lonely Vigil: Coastwatchers of…
- by Walter Lord
-
- A Bridge Too Far: The Classic…
- by Cornelius Ryan
-
- Dumb but Lucky!: Confessions…
- by Richard K. Curtis
-
- Sniper on the Eastern Front:…
- by Albrecht Wacker
-
- All the Way to Berlin: A…
- by James Megellas
-
- The Battle for Leyte Gulf: The…
- by C. Vann WoodwardEvan ThomasIan W. Toll
-
- Undersea Warrior: The World…
- by Don Keith
-
- September Hope: The American…
- by John C. McManus
-
- Halsey's Typhoon: The True…
- by Bob DruryTom Clavin
-
- Dam Busters: The True Story of…
- by James Holland
-
- The Secret War: Spies, Ciphers…
- by Max Hastings
-
- Dog Company: The Boys of…
- by Patrick K. O'Donnell
