The Cactus Air Force
The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War
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The Importance of Air Crew in the War
The Japanese famously did not try to recover down airmen the way we did and thinking that, you know, it's their duty to die. Jeff DeBlanc: The saving of American aviators paid huge dividends later on in the war. He says rescues contributed to the weakening and worsening of Japanese combat capability during the war.
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