Description: Officers in Flight Suits : The Story of American Air Force Fighter Pilots in the Korean War, Paperback by Sherwood, John Darrell, ISBN 0814781101, ISBN-13 9780814781104, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US The United States Air Force fought as a truly independent service for the first time during the Korean War. Ruling the skies in many celebrated aerial battles, even against the advanced Soviet MiG-15, American fighter pilots reigned supreme. Yet they also destroyed virtually every major town and city in North Korea, demolished its entire crop irrigation system and killed close to one million civilians. The self-confidence and willingness to take risks which defined the lives of these men became a trademark of the fighter pilot culture, what author John Darrell Sherwood here refers to as the flight suit attitude. In Officers in Flight Suits, John Darrell Sherwood takes a closer look at the flight suit officer's life by drawing on memoirs, diaries, letters, novels, unit records, and personal papers as well as interviews with over fifty veterans who served in the Air Force in Korea. Tracing their lives from their training to the flight suit culture they developed, the author demonstrates how their unique lifestyle affected their performance in battle and their attitudes toward others, particularly women, in their off-duty activities.
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Book Title: Officers in Flight Suits : The Story of American Air Force Fighte
Number of Pages: 247 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Officers in Flight Suits : the Story of American Air Force Fighter Pilots in the Korean War
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication Year: 1998
Subject: Military / Korean War, Military / United States
Item Height: 0.6 in
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: History
Author: John Darrell Sherwood
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
