Author: Ken Bradstreet Publisher: Turner Publishing Company ISBN: 0938021923 Category : World War, 1939-1945 Languages : en Pages : 258
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Volume II is intended to honor the individual men ho made up the 12th Armored division. It contains personal stories and photos of the men. This volume also contains reprints of the Hellcat News and biographies. Volume I is also available.
Author: Cory Graff Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA ISBN: 1616732660 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 161
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This guide traces the history of the US Navy’s premier WWII fighter plane with archival photos, tech specs and illustrations. F6F Hellcat at War follows the story of this iconic aircraft from its early development to its distinguished combat career in the Pacific. While the F6F was not the fastest or most maneuverable fighter, aviators loved their trusty Hellcats because they were incredibly tough, marvelously powerful, and easy to fly. In the last two years of war, the Hellcat dominated the skies over the Pacific, stopping Japan’s once-vaunted A6M Zero and tallying a victory-to-loss ratio of over 19 to 1. Through compelling accounts, never-before-seen photographs, and detailed drawings, F6F Hellcat at War tells the story of one of the war’s most successful yet underappreciated fighter aircraft.
Author: Peter Sasgen Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0451234855 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 338
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A heart-stopping true tale of a submarine mission aimed at destroying Japan’s merchant marine lifeline and ending World War II. By 1945, the U.S. Navy's submarine force in the Pacific had sunk over a thousand enemy cargo ships and tankers supplying the food, weapons, and oil Japan needed to continue to fight. Yet this once mighty merchant fleet continued to thrive in the Sea of Japan, where, protected from American submarines by a seemingly impenetrable barrier of deadly minefields, they provided a tenuous lifeline for the Japanese. Senior American commanders believed that if these enemy ships were sunk, Japan would be forced to surrender. Here is the incredible story of Operation Barney, the daring plot to penetrate those minefields and decimate the enemy fleet. The brainchild of the dedicated sub commander Vice Admiral Charles Lockwood, the mission would hinge on a new experimental sonar system that would, with luck, guide American submarines safely past the mines and into the open sea. The nine submarines chosen, nicknamed Hellcats, were tasked with the impossible—the combined crews of 760 submariners all knew their chances of survival depended on an unproven technology and their own nerve. Based on original documents and the poignant personal letters of one doomed Hellcat commander, Sasgen crafts a classic naval tale of one of World War II's most dangerous missions.
Author: Eric Mulder Publisher: Lucky Red Comics ISBN: Category : Comics & Graphic Novels Languages : en Pages : 21
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After an incident that almost saw her court marshalled out of Star Force, Lieutenant (junior grade) Ashley "Iceskater" Elway has found herself being reassigned to the Weapons Officer seat behind Gold Flight's newest arrival fresh from the Academy, Ensign Katie Beauchamp. To get her wings back and fly solo again, Iceskater has to learn to get along with her new "by-the-book" partner- much easier said than done, especially as the duo prepare for their first combat mission together.
Author: Emily Rose Oachs Publisher: Bellwether Media ISBN: 1681033062 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 24
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Do you know why a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat comes with two car keys, one red and one black? Well, the black key is used when the full 707 horsepower would be too much to handle. Curious readers will unlock more questions and answers when they crack open this title.
Author: Charles A. Lockwood Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 0359057098 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 212
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Author Charles Lockwood (Sink 'Em All) brings his same flair for submarine warfare story-telling to his account of Operation Barney, the secret mission during World War 2 to extend the conflict in the Pacific beyond the Sea of Japan and closer to the enemy's coastline. On June 9, 1945, torpedoes from nine American submarines - 'The Hellcats' - were launched at dozens of Japanese freighters, paralyzing maritime operations between Japan and Korea. Each U.S. sub was equipped with newly designed mine-detectors and Mark-18s -- electronic torpedoes that left no traceable wakes or fume exhausts. Operation Barney continued for 15 days and proved a crucial breakthrough in the war, with U.S. submarines sinking 28 Japanese ships totaling some 70,000 tons. Hellcats of the Sea is a riveting account of the planning and events of those 15 days.
Author: Jaxon Hayes Publisher: Gray Duck Creative Works ISBN: 164772032X Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 24
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It’s race time for the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE and the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye! Which American sports car will reach the finish line first?
Author: Barrett Tillman Publisher: Naval Institute Press ISBN: 1612511899 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 282
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Largely responsible for crushing Japanese airpower wherever the American fast carrier force sailed, the Grumman F6F Hellcat was considered the most important Allied aircraft in the Pacific during 1943 and 1944. Designed for speed, range, and climb to compete with Japan's exceptional Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it succeeded not only in engaging the "Zeke" on equal terms but also in dictating the rules of combat. Fighters in every sense of the word, the Hellcats were credited with destroying more than five thousand Japanese aircraft, gaining outright air supremacy over the invasion beaches, and helping ensure Allied amphibious victories in the Central Pacific. Aviation historian Barrett Tillman presents the full story of the fighter plane--the men who built and tested it, the squadrons that flew it, and the heroes it created. Heavily illustrated with photographs from the pilots' own collections, this spirited, carefully documented operational history is an absolute must for anyone interested in aviation history. It is now available for the first time in paperback.
Author: John Perritano Publisher: Bigfoot Books ISBN: 9781645192619 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 32
Book Description
What's under the Hellcat's hood? 797 ponies! Through narrative nonfiction, informational sidebars, Fun Facts, and more readers will engage with the history and new features of the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat like never before.
Author: Marie Vibbert Publisher: ISBN: 9781952283079 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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Ki is a petty thief. Her best friend wills her his solo-flyer-call it a space motorcycle: temperamental, fast as hell, and expensive to maintain. Any reasonable person would sell it to get off the street, but Ki isn't reasonable.Margot is a military vet at loose ends. She blows her entire back pay on a solo-flyer, adecision she instantly regrets but can't bring herself to undo. Margot meets Ki and thinks she's the sympathetic friend she needs when she feels most alone. Ki thinks Margot is an easy markfor food money. They're both right, but lunch leads to a joy ride to planet Ratana, whereMargot is arrested by border control.Ki enlists Ratanese local Zuleikah, a bored rich girl who can think of no stupider, and therefore better, way to spend her time than busting someone out of jail. Together they rescue Margot, but find themselves trapped on a hostile planet on the cusp of civil war.When Zuleikah convinces them that their best bet for escape is to kidnap-er, rescue-Prince Thane from his dreary role in the crumbling monarchy, it results in a chase across the desert and into the farthest reaches of the universe. If they can learn to trust each other, and if the repo men, cops, and three different galactic governments don't catch them, the Galactic Hellcats might just use their solo-fliers to carve a place for themselves among the stars.
Author: Ken Bradstreet
Author: Cory Graff
Author: Peter Sasgen
Author: Eric Mulder
Author: Emily Rose Oachs
Author: Charles A. Lockwood
Author: Jaxon Hayes
Author: Barrett Tillman
Author: John Perritano
Author: Marie Vibbert