23rd Fighter Group: Chennault's Sharks (Aviation Elite Units) by Carl Molesworth, Jim Laurier (Illustrator) - 2009-05-19

Osprey Publishing, 2009-05-19. Paperback. Used: Good.

Osprey Publishing, 2009. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Like New. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Osprey, 2009. Quarto. Pictorial wraps. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Covers have very light shelf wear with light toning. 128 pages. ISBN: 9781846034213. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!

New York: Osprey Publishing, 2009. 128pp, index, bibliography, appendices, bw & col ills. Or pictorial card. New but slight yellowing of spine. Took over from the Flying Tigers in the CBI in 1942 and went on to score more victories than any other US unit in the CBI.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to.

Oxford, England: Osprey Publishing, 2009. First U.K. Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 128pp w appendices and index. Illustrated w 36 colour profiles of aircraft, maps, historical bw photographs. Colour illustrated wrapper is clean and without wear. Binding square and tight. Octavo: 248 x 185mm. Aviation Elite Units Series, No. 31.

Osprey Pub Co, 2009. New book, 128 pages, AEU031. Staffed with inexperienced USAAF pilots and led by a handful of seasoned veterans of the American Volunteer Group (AVG), the 23rd FG was formed in the field at Kunming, in China, on July 4, 1942 and flew combat missions that same day. The group's three squadrons - the 74th, 75th and 76th Fighter Squadrons - were initially equipped with war-weary P-40s handed down from the AVG. These were supplemented by the attached 16th FS, flying new P-40Es, and all squadrons adorned the noses of their airplanes with fearsome and iconic sharksmouth designs. The 23rd FG fought a guerrilla war against the Japanese, steadily moving pilots and aircraft from one remote air base to another to keep the enemy off balance. Because China could only be supplied by air from India, there were constant shortages of aircraft, fuel and ammunition with which to contend. The 23rd FG met these challenges head-on and by the end of the war its pilots had compiled a score of 594… Read More

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Osprey Publishing, 2009-05-19. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!