Richard C Knott

Black Cat Raiders of WWII (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Thanks to the PBY's daring pilots and their effective tactics, the slow outdated Catalina patrol bombers became the scourge of Japanese shipping in the South Pacific during World War II. Painted black and hunting at night, the Black Cats, as they were called, are credited with sinking or disabling hundreds of thousands of tons of cargo vessels, troop transports, and warships. Curiously their exploits were known to few outside the naval aviation community until the publication of this book in 1981. This testimonial to their magnificent performance is told by an experienced flying boat pilot, who has pieced together the fascinating story from reminiscences of the men who flew the long, arduous missions and from official navy records. It is an inspiring tale of fearless men in machines ill-designed for combat who wreaked havoc on a dangerous and merciless adversary. Illustrated with more than sixty photographs and detailed line drawings, it is a book to be savored by those who like their adventure stories to ring true.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kensington Books
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781612512419
• Artikelnr.: 38332313

Autorenporträt

Capt. Richard C. Knott, USN (Ret.), holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees and is a graduate of the Naval War College. He is a recipient of the Admiral Arthur W. Radford Award for Excellence in Naval Aviation History and Literature and the Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for Literary Achievement and was the National Air and Space Museum's Adjunct Ramsey Fellow for 1999.