Buy this book on-line Messimer, Dwight R : In the Hands of Fate: the Story of Patrol Wing Ten : 8 December 1941-11 May 1942Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 1985 ISBN 0870212931
Xv, [2], 350 pages, illustrated, map, cloth, DJ, very good. Embossed label of former owner, a noted aviation collector. From the DJ: " images. DJ has a 2" tear on top front which has been repaired with tape and a chip along the top front side. The story of Patrol Wing Ten, the only U. S. Navy aviation unit to fight the Japanese in the early weeks of World War II, is a dramatic tale of heroism, duty, controversy - and humor. It is filled with the daring exploits of the PBY scout-plane pilots who took on an enemy that outnumbered them nearly 1,000 to one. Poorly equipped, dead tried from flying back-to-back patrols with no fighter cover, the men lost sixty-six percent of their aircraft in just eight weeks. THey fought a courageous battle, however, and this forceful narrative places the reader right in the midst of some of the fiercest fighting. ", Very Good in Good dust jacket Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Messimer, Dwight R : In the Hands of Fate: the Story of Patrol Wing Ten : 8 December 1941-11 May 1942. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including fine bindings, libri rari, libri antichi, livres rares and incunabula. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |