With the Fifth Army Air Force: Photos from the Pacific Theater
Binding: Hardcover
Creator: Eric Bergerud
ASIN: 0801868491
Manufacturer: The Johns Hopkins University Press
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Editorial Reviews
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“Not only are the photographs great, buy so are the stories that go with them. Aircraft of every type and everyday life are depicted remarkably well in this excellent book.” — ?
Customer Reviews
Excellent buy ! by B. Jean
Excellent choice of well printed B&W photographs.
Aircraft, trucks, boats AND men from the Fifth; but also japanese people and weapons.
Haven’t read the text yet, but already worth having !
Photos from a forgotten area of WWII by N. Trachta
Mr. Gallagher’s book is the beautiful story of his experience in the Fifth Army Air Force. To tell his story (that of a simple communications officer), Mr. Gallagher has many personal photo’s. While the text does a great job of telling Mr. Gallagher’s experience in the Southwest Pacific, the photo’s expand things greatly. Mr. Gallagher’s photo’s show the simple day-to-day life, the natives that helped, and a quite impressive listing of the aircraft used by the Fifth Army Air Force. Most importantly these photos are unique (I’ve never seen them prior to owning this book. My personal favorites are two with allied aircraft that have markings for the planes they’ve shot down. On has 5 Germans, 1 Italian, 1 Japanese, and 1 American, the other shows another ace’s plane with 1 Australian flag. Also, the nose art is to die for.) and provide interesting insight into the war that took place in the Southwest Pacific.
Rating wise, for me this was a solid 4.5 star book due to the photo’s. The down side was that the text is a little thin (but they’re his experiences, not those of a historian bringing together many different sources). Because of the text being thin, I decided to only give the book 4 stars. Depending on which is more important to you, this book could be a 3 star book (if interested in personal accounts) or 5 star book if you’re interested in the photo’s.
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