Fortress Against The Sun: The B-17 Flying Fortress In The PacificHachette Books, 2007年10月9日 - 468 頁 Most often remembered for its role in the air war against Germany, no book has ever before been devoted to the B-17's Pacific operations. The author combines technical and operational detail with eyewitness accounts by crews and commanders to present a fascinating account of a famous aircraft at war. |
內容
Introduction | 9 |
Into the Valley of Death | 11 |
The First Line of Defense | 26 |
The Boeing B17 Flying Fortress | 45 |
Fear and Apprehension | 56 |
Striking Back | 64 |
To Australia and Back Again | 72 |
A New Axiom | 93 |
Hanging On | 240 |
Reversing Positions | 254 |
Stopping the Tokyo Express | 255 |
New Blood New Techniques | 280 |
Protecting the Canal | 303 |
Continuous Air Strikes | 316 |
Missing Stars | 317 |
Enough | 323 |
Too Little Too Late | 106 |
Ups and Downs | 119 |
Hard Times | 132 |
Evacuation and Reinforcement | 137 |
To The Rescue | 160 |
Victory at Last | 171 |
Japanese Luck | 184 |
The Turning Point | 199 |
Rabaul and Lae | 209 |
Guadalcanal | 225 |
The Bismarck Sea | 347 |
The Isolation of Rabaul | 355 |
Here Come the Liberators | 365 |
The Swan Song 362 | 377 |
B17 Flying Fortress Combat Units in World War II | 380 |
The Pacific B17s | 382 |
Chapter Notes | 393 |
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