Covers the most famous air engagements in WWII’s Pacific Theater of Operation in an exquisite and beautiful fusion of art and history. Paintings of acclaimed aviation artist Jack Fellows are supplemented by color maps, previously unpublished photographs, original artwork, and personal accounts. Climb in to the cockpit of some of America’s most heralded war birds: the P-38 that carried Richard Bong to his 40 kills and fly along with Paul Tibitts in the ‘Enola Gay’ as it makes its final approach on Hiroshima.
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Charles /u201c Charlie/u201d Cooper entered the U.S. Air Force in 1955, retiring in 1991 as a two-star general with well over four thousand hours logged as an air force master navigator. He joined the New York Air National Guard in 1962, rose rapidly through operations and command positions, and served for seven years as its commander. He is a member of numerous aviation-related and veterans/u2019 organizations and a member of the Board of Managers of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
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