WITP Newbie Survival Guide
I Recommanded Books
Fire in the Sky: The Air War in the South Pacific -
by Eric M. Bergerud - This 680-page
tome goes into great detail about the area, strategic importance of air bases,
the aircraft and men, air tactics and strategies, and the history involved.
Highly recommanded for those wanting info on the air battle portion of the
war in the South Pacific (comment by KevinRohrer)
Touched With Fire: The Land War in the South Pacific
- by Eric M. Bergerud - The South Pacific campaign of World War II
set new standards for savagery in modern warfare. The ground fighting reached a
peak of intensity when the U.S. Marines landed at Guadalcanal in the Solomon
Islands while the Australians repulsed the Japanese advance across New Guinea.
Battling jungle rot and malaria, the Australian Army teamed with the U.S.
against the Japanese, whose battle ethos demanded they fight until victory or
extermination. In Touched by Fire, Eric Bergerud, a professor of military and
American history at Lincoln University in San Francisco, restores the campaign
to its rightful place of importance as a diabolical struggle for survival in
World War II's most heartless terrain. (Amazon editorial review)
Guadalcanal:
The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle - by Richard B. Frank
- This is a well researched and detailed study of the entire campaign
(comment by John Gorski)
Samurai
- by Saburo Sakai - THE GRIPPING SAGA OF THE RISE AND FALL OF THE JAPANESE
NAVAL AIR FORCE IN WORLD WAR II THROUGH THE CAREER OF ONE OF ITS BEST FIGHTER
ACES
Written by Martin Caidin from Saburo Sakai's own memoirs and journalist Fred Saito's extensive interviews with the World War II fighter pilot, Samurai! vividly documents the chivalry and valor of the combat aviator who time after time fought American fighter pilots and, with 64 kills, would survive the war as Japan's greatest living ace. Here are the harrowing experiences of one of Japan's greatest aces: from fighter pilot school -- where the harsh training expelled over half of his class -- to the thrilling early Japanese victories; from his incredible six hundred mile fight for life from Guadalcanal to his base in Rabaul, to the poignant story of the now-handicapped veteran's return to the air during the final desperate months of World War II. (extract of the Amazon editorial review)
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