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THE 79TH FIGHTER GROUP OVER TUNISIA, SICILY AND ITALY IN WWII

Autore: Don Woerpel

Codice: 231611

€ 57,50

Le attività svolte dal 79th Fighter Group nel Mediterraneo durante la seconda guerra mondiale. Affiancato al Desert Air Force della RAF fu presente durante combattimenti aerei nei cieli di Tunisia, in Sicilia e in Italia, dove partecipò anche alla battaglia per Roma. Fu responsabile di numerosi attacchi a importante postazioni terrestri e condusse gli Alleati alla vittoria a Pantelleria e ad Anzio e fu anche l’unica unità che affondò una portaerei.

This book is about the men of the 79th Fighter Group on the “forgotten” Mediterranean front in World War II. It tells who they were, what they did, and because it is set in the broader context of the entire conflict in that theater is shows how the war on the ground influenced their war in the air. The 79th spent much of its tour with the RAF’s Desert Air Force in Tunisia, Sicily, and the “other side” of Italy – providing readers with an inside look at battles generally not well known to the American public – and also took part in the battle for Rome and the invasion of southern France. It racked up an enviable record. It destroyed hundreds of ground targets, led all Allied fighters in victories over both Pantelleria and Anzio, gave three destroyers the “deep six,” and was the only fighter group to sink an aircraft carrier.

Lingua

INGLESE

Illustrazioni

Oltre 200 foto in bianco e nero, profili a colori degli aerei

Pagine

264

Misure

22 x 28

Rilegato

si

ISBN
9780764313226