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Loading... Thach Weave: The Life of Jimmie Thachby Steve Ewing
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This biography completes a trilogy on the three Navy fighter pilots-Jimmie Thach, Butch O'Hare, and Jimmy Flatley-who developed sweeping changes in aerial combat tactics during World War II. While O'Hare and Flatley were instrumental in making the ""weave"" a success, Thach was its theoretical innovator, and his use of the tactic in combat at Midway documented its practical application. This portrait of the famous pilot provides a memorable account of how Thach, convinced that his Wildcat was no match for Japan's formidable Zero, found a way to give his squadron a fighting chance. Using m No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)359.0092Social sciences Public Administration, Military Science Navy; Naval Science Biography; History By Place BiographyLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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