Overview
General Douglas MacArthur is one of the towering figures of World War II, and indeed of the twentieth century, but his leadership of the second largest air force in the USAAF is often overlooked. When World War II ended, the three numbered air forces (the Fifth, Thirteenth and Seventh) under his command possessed 4,004 combat aircraft, 433 reconnaissance aircraft and 922 transports. After being humbled by the Japanese in the Philippines in 1942, MacArthur and his air chief General George Kenney rebuilt the U.S. aerial presence in the Pacific, helping Allied naval and ground forces to push back the Japanese Air Force, re-take the Philippines, and carry the war north towards the Home Islands. Following the end of World War II MacArthur was the highest military and political authority in Japan, and at the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950 he was named as Commander in Chief, United Nations Command. In the ten months of his command his Far East Air Forces increased dramatically and saw the first aerial combat between jet fighters. Written by award-winning aviation historian Bill Yenne, this engrossing book traces the journey of American air forces in the Pacific under General MacArthur's command, from their lowly beginnings to their eventual triumph over Imperial Japan, followed by their entry into the jet age in the skies over Korea.
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Author: Bill Yenne ,
Joe Barrett
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Imprint: Tantor Audio
Edition: Library Edition
ISBN: 9798200341726
Publication Date: 17 September 2019
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Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Author Information
Bill Yenne is the author of more than three dozen books on historical topics, as well as several novels. He has contributed to encyclopedias of both world wars, and has been featured in several documentaries which have aired on the History Channel, the National Geographic Channel, the Smithsonian Channel and ARD German Television. The Wall Street Journal notes that Yenne writes with a cinematic vividness. Yenne has also written extensively about the history of beer and brewing. His Guinness: The 250 Year Quest for the Perfect Pint was listed among the top business books of the year by Conde Nast Portfolio Magazine while the same publication rated the book as its top pick for Cocktail Conversation. Yenne's novels have included the Bladen Cole Westerns; an alternate history about General George Patton entitled A Damned Fine War, and the Raptor Force trilogy, an action-adventure series. Yenne lives in San Francisco, California. Joe Barrett, an actor and Audie Award and Earphones Award-winning narrator, has appeared both on and off Broadway as well as in hundreds of radio and television commercials.
