Savage skies, emerald hell : the U.S., Australia, Japan, and the ferocious air battle for New Guinea in World War II /

"Savage Skies, Emerald Hell is the story of the stirring and terrible air combat that made winning the fight for New Guinea possible. It includes descriptions of equipment as well as accounts from fighter, bomber, transport, and support crews, and places their actions within the broader context...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Stout, Jay A., 1959- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Essex, Connecticut : Stackpole Books, [2024]
Subjects:	United States. > Army Air Forces > History. Australia. > Royal Australian Air Force > History > World War, 1939-1945. World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > New Guinea. World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American. World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, British. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Nouvelle-Guinée. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations aériennes britanniques.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Prelude
"It was trickling down my legs"
"He never said a word"
"I decided to go to Horn Island"
"A very attractive and polished gentleman"
"He had avoided combat often"
"He had no parachute"
"Father, don't try to persuade them"
"I would be loyal to him"
"We pray for absolute victory"
"One's head lying on another's chest"
"Most of us went away shaking our heads"
"Send troops immediately"
"It was more than I could stand"
"What we didn't get, the sharks got"
"The zero exploded just before hitting the water"
"We never did see them"
"Sell the P-47 or go back home"
"Making fool of the Jap man"
"My God, what a sight!"
"But he was always cheerful"
"Great gushing gouts of fuel ignited"
"Tickling a giant's throat with a feather"
"He was lying"
"We tended to black out"
"I don't remember a lot being made of it"
"Everyone except MacArthur looked skeptical"
"Part of a burned body slipped from the B-25"
"We had hoped to catch a few Jap planes in the air"
"He cursed and shouted"
Epilogue.