P-36 Hawk Aces of World War 2 (Aircraft of the Aces)

Persyn, Lionel/ Stenman, Kari/ Thomas, Andrew

Osprey Publishing（2009/02発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 96 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781846034091
• DDC分類 940.544

Full Description

The Curtiss P-36 was considered a revolution in performance design in comparison to other US fighters. Yet, by the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor the P-40 was increasingly supplanting the P-36, which the US then exported to France under the guise of the Hawk 75. Flown by the French, captured by the Germans, sold to the Finns, transferred to India and Africa, and even incorporated into the RAF, the Hawk 75 saw service in every theatre of operations and in a variety of combat environments. This book depicts the fascinating life of a plane that fought on both sides in the war, with colour artwork, photographs and first-hand accounts.

Contents

Chapter 1
In the Beginning

Chapter 2
The Battle of France

Chapter 3
In African Skies

Chapter 4
Defending Finland

Chapter 5
The Rising Sun

Chapter 6
'Old Soldiers Never Die...'

Appendices