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Yanks in the RAF: The Story of Maverick Pilots and American Volunteers Who Joined Britain's Fight in WWII
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Publication date
June 2, 2015
Pages
281
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781633880221
ISBN-10
1633880222
Dimensions
0.75 by 6.25 by 9 in.
Weight
1.06 lbs.
Original list price
$25.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: This is the story of American volunteer pilots who risked their lives in defense of Britain during the earliest days of World War IIâmore than a year before Pearl Harbor, when the United States first became embroiled in the global conflict. Based on interviews, diaries, personal documents, and research in British, American, and German archives, the author has created a colorful portrait of this small group who were our nationâs first combatants in World War II.
As the authorâs research shows, their motives were various: some were idealistic; others were simply restless and looking for adventure. And though the British air force needed pilots, cultural conflicts between the raw American recruits and their reserved British commanders soon became evident. Prejudices on both sides and lack of communication had to be overcome. Â
Eventually, the American pilots were assembled into three squadrons known as the Eagle squadrons. They saw action and suffered casualties in both England and France, notably in the attack on Dieppe. By September 1942, after America had entered the war, these now experienced pilots were transferred to the US air force, bringing their expertise and their British Spitfires with them.
As much social as military history, Yanks in the RAF sheds new light on a little-known chapter of World War II and the earliest days of the sometimes fractious British-American alliance.
As the authorâs research shows, their motives were various: some were idealistic; others were simply restless and looking for adventure. And though the British air force needed pilots, cultural conflicts between the raw American recruits and their reserved British commanders soon became evident. Prejudices on both sides and lack of communication had to be overcome. Â
Eventually, the American pilots were assembled into three squadrons known as the Eagle squadrons. They saw action and suffered casualties in both England and France, notably in the attack on Dieppe. By September 1942, after America had entered the war, these now experienced pilots were transferred to the US air force, bringing their expertise and their British Spitfires with them.
As much social as military history, Yanks in the RAF sheds new light on a little-known chapter of World War II and the earliest days of the sometimes fractious British-American alliance.
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from Prometheus Books (June 2, 2015)
9781633880221 | details & prices | 281 pages | 6.25 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 1.06 lbs | List price $25.00
About: This is the story of American volunteer pilots who risked their lives in defense of Britain during the earliest days of World War IIâmore than a year before Pearl Harbor, when the United States first became embroiled in the global conflict.
About: This is the story of American volunteer pilots who risked their lives in defense of Britain during the earliest days of World War IIâmore than a year before Pearl Harbor, when the United States first became embroiled in the global conflict.
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