Every day a nightmare
Subtitle: American pursuit pilots in the defense of Java, 1941-1942
By: William H. Bartsch.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Number 131: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series; Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series -- no. 131.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 506
ISBN-13: 9781603441766
Subjects: United States. -- Army -- History -- World War, 1939-1945; United States. -- Army. -- Air Corps -- History; World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Indonesia -- Java; World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States; Fighter pilots -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue. Never in our history has there been a time like the present; title: Plans for reaching you quickly with pursuit are jeopardized; title: We are virtually a floating ammunition dump; title: We came 4,700 miles and are pigeon-holed!; title: The news from Wavell is all bad; title: There goes our ferry route; title: Second lieutenants are expendable; title: You are not forgotten men; title: A collection of the worst landings I have ever seen; title: I'm all shot to hell!; title: These guys are really inexperienced; title: Someone is crazy! This is murder!; title: I deeply regret failure to hold Abda Area; title: I was thoroughly enjoying myself; title: Nothing will ever happen to me; title: He was wholly unrecognizable; title: How can we operate against such odds?; title: Every day a nightmare!; title: Nothing less than desertion; title: Thousands of men gone completely mad; title: Senseless in all senses; title: Give us 24 hours to get out of this God-damned place!; title: Epilogue; title: Appendix. Table 1. Pilots of 21st Pursuit Squadron; title: Table 2. Pilots of 34th Pursuit Squadron; title: Table 3. Pilots of 35th pursuit group; title: Table 4. Pilots of 14th, 20th and 51st pursuit groups; title: Table 5. Philippines pursuit pilots sent to Australia; title: Table 6. Pilots and aircraft of 17th Pursuit Squadron (provisional); title: Table 7. Pilots of 20th Pursuit Squadron (provisional); title: Table 8. Pilots and aircraft of 3rd Pursuit Squadron (provisional); title: Table 9. Pilots and aircraft of 33rd Pursuit Squadron (provisional); title: Table 10. Pilots of 13th Pursuit Squadron (provisional); title: Table 11. Enlisted men of 17th Pursuit Squadron (provisional); title: Table 12. Enlisted men of 20th Pursuit Squadron (provisional); title: Table 13. Enlisted men of the 3rd Pursuit Squadron (provisional); title: Table 14. Personnel embarked on USS Langley; title: Table 15. Japanese aircraft shot down or badly damaged.