{"product_id":"semper-fi-in-the-sky-the-marine-air-battles-of-world-war-ii-paperback","title":"Semper Fi in the Sky: The Marine Air Battles of World War II - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGerald Astor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere, one of America's most popular military historians re-creates, using their own moving and powerful voices, the true stories of the U.S. Marine pilots who flew the Allies to victory in World War II. These riveting accounts recreate conflicts ranging from the Marines' gallant defense of Wake Island, where Captain Henry \"Baron\" Elrod destroyed two enemy planes before joining the fight on the ground, earning a posthumous Medal of Honor in the last-ditch attempt to stave off the Japanese, to the Battle of Midway and Guadalcanal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRunning the gamut from Second Lieutenant Alvin Jensen's single-handed destruction of twenty-four grounded Japanese aircraft on Kahili to Lieutenant John W. Leaper's sawing off a Kamikaze's tail with his propeller over Okinawa, these thrilling oral histories of the Pacific war's air battles bring them to life in all their terror and triumph.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerald Astor\u003c\/b\u003e is a World War II veteran and award-winning journalist and historian whose articles have appeared in the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEsquire.\u003c\/i\u003e He is also the author of\u003ci\u003e A Blood-Dimmed Tide: The Battle of the Bulge by the Men Who Fought It\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOperation Iceberg: The Invasion and Conquest of Okinawa in World War II. \u003c\/i\u003eHe makes his home in Scarsdale, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.16 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 29, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47519619645661,"sku":"9780891418771","price":31.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/m4vRg12__h9780891418771.webp?v=1772231650","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/semper-fi-in-the-sky-the-marine-air-battles-of-world-war-ii-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}