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(More customer reviews)As an amateur "student" of the history of WWII, this book provided me with a better understanding of the early Naval air campaign in the Pacific. Patrol Wing Ten's men and PBY Catalina planes were in the meat grinder from the very start of the war. Constantly under harrassment from the Japanese invasions, this unit performed admirably as they had to move their bases of operation frequently. The unit was split into many parts and worked from both land and sea facilities at the same time. Every air patrol almost guaranteed contact with superior enemy airplanes. Their ability to perform their role as both scout and rescuer leaves one in amazement considering the stress they were under physically, both sailors and planes.
Keeping a squadron in the air in the face of a superior enemy is tough under any circumstances. To be able to do it while working from the sea with virtually little or no plane maintainance was incredible.
Read this one with a map of the south Pacific handy as the scene of operations changes frequently throughout this book.
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