Kangaroo squadron
Subtitle: American courage in the darkest days of World War II
By: Bruce Gamble
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780306903120
Subjects: United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Squadron, 435th; United States; American Aerial operations; World War, 1939-1945; History; Regimental histories; B-17 bomber
Description: "The dramatic untold story of the first US Army unit to cross the Pacific and strike back at the Japanese after Pearl Harbor."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface: degrees of separation; title: Prologue; title: Long night's journey into war; title: Boeing's big, beautiful bomber; title: Off we go!; title: Hap's farewell; title: Surfboards and submarines; title: To Fiji, and beyond; title: Storm clouds; title: The first raid on Rabaul; title: Gunfight over New Britain; title: Green hell; title: Fever; title: Invasion; title: The evacuation of Dugout Doug; title: Evacuation redux; title: Jungle odyssey; title: The Royce special mission; title: Turning point: the battle of the Coral Sea; title: Silver stars; title: The reconnaissance game; title: Alone against the empire; title: The long road home; title: The swamp ghost; title: Appendix: award citations.