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Intrepid Aviators: The True Story of USS Intrepid's Torpedo Squadron 18 and its Epic Clash with the Superbattleship Musashi
by Gregory G. Fletcher
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0451236963
- ISBN 13
- 9780451236968
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
£7.98£5.58
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About This Item
New York, NY: NAL Caliber , 2012 NAL Caliber, New York. 2012. Hardcover. Stated First Published by NAL Caliber/First Printing July 2012/First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight shelfwear to head, tail, and lower tips. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($26.85); light bumping to head and tail. Gray grained boards and spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. 420 pp 8vo. This is the WWII story of a group of torpedo bomber pilots assigned to the USS Intrepid (aircraft carrier) whose mission on takeoff was to find the Japanese Superbattleship Musashi, and destroy it to protect the American amphibious landings on nearby Leyte Gulf. This book is the thrilling true story of these bomber pilots, their duel with the Musashi, one of the pilot' struggle to survive as a guerrilla soldier after being shot down. A clean very presentable copy.
Synopsis
On the morning of October 24, 1944, in the Sibuyan Sea amidst the Philippine Islands, VT-18, a close-knit squadron of six young American torpedo bomber pilots, departed the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid on a search and destroy mission. Their target: the super-battleship Musashi , the pride of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The pilots were tasked with preventing the immense enemy warship and the huge naval armada of which she was a part from inflicting unspeakable damage on the transports and supply ships that were supporting the American amphibious landings within nearby Leyte Gulf. Little did these young men know that they had embarked on the opening rounds of history’s greatest—and last—epic naval battle. Two bomber crews launched in the first wave of attackers were shot out of the sky. Only pilot Will Fletcher survived the crash landing. Adrift at sea, Will made his way to land and escaped into the jungles of the Philippines, where he eluded capture by the Japanese with the help of Filipino guerrillas and joined their ranks against their common enemy. Intrepid Aviators is the thrilling true story of the brave bomber pilots, their daring duel with the Musashi , and Will Fletcher’s struggle to survive as a guerrilla soldier. The sinking of Musashi inflicted a crucial blow in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and would mark the first time in history that aviators had sunk a Japanese battleship on the high seas.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014898
- Title
- Intrepid Aviators: The True Story of USS Intrepid's Torpedo Squadron 18 and its Epic Clash with the Superbattleship Musashi
- Author
- Gregory G. Fletcher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0451236963
- ISBN 13
- 9780451236968
- Publisher
- NAL Caliber
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2012
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- World War II, WWII, Pacific Ocean, USS Intrepid, Aircraft carrier, Battle of Leyte Gulf, torpedo bomber, Gruman aircraft, Japanese superbattleship Musashi,
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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