Hammel, Eric. Aces Against Japan II: The American Aces Speak, volume III. Pacifica, CA: Pacifica Press, 1996.

302 pages
ISBN 0-935553-14-2

Glossary and guide to abbreviations; maps; prologue; photos; bibliography; index.

Third in the "American Aces Speak" series and second dealing with air-to-air combat against Japanese air forces, Hammel once again provides a bookful of exciting dogfights, shoot-downs, and bail-outs as seen through the eyes of the American pilots who earned the right to call themselves aces.

Thirty-eight first-person accounts from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Flying Tigers encompass the full breadth of the air war against Japan. Each pilot tells his story in his own words in fascinating, punchy, on-target bursts. Sometimes the American pilot blows his opponent out of the sky. Sometimes the Yank finds himself leaping from the cockpit of his burning aircraft and desperately hoping that his chute will open in time. Besides intense moments of air-to-air battle, we're also witness to the grim stories of downed pilots trying to survive at sea or in trackless jungles behind enemy lines.

Each pilot's account is preceded and followed by brief remarks by Hammel which place the action in context and provide biographical details about the pilot.

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Thanks to Pacifica Press for providing this copy.