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1 online resource (409 pages) |
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List of Maps and Diagrams; Preface; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1. Mother and Father March Butch to Western Military Academy; 2. Life off Campus, 1927-1933; 3. Ej Goes under Cover for the Treasury Department; 4. The Naval Academy, Class of 1937; 5. To Float and to Fly; 6. The Sky Turned Black; 7. Wings, Love, and War; 8. Four Minutes over the Lady Lex; 9. The Uncomfortable Hero; 10. The King of Maui; 11. Home and Back; 12. Marcus and Wake; 13. Air Group Commander; 14. Butch's Black Panthers; 15. 26 November 1943; 16. What Happened to Butch?; 17. Remembrance; Epilogue. |
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Appendix: Butch's CitationsNotes; Sources; Index. |
| Summary |
Fighter pilot Butch O'Hare became one of America's heroes in 1942 when he saved the carrier Lexington in what has been called the most daring single action in the history of combat aviation. In fascinating detail the authors describe how O'Hare shot down five attacking Japanese bombers and severely damaged a sixth and other awe-inspiring feats of aerial combat that won him awards, including the Medal of Honor. They also explain his key role in developing tactics and night-fighting techniques that helped defeat the Japanese. In addition, the authors investigate events leading up to O'Hare's disa. |
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English. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
O'Hare, Edward Henry, 1914-1943.
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United States. Navy -- Biography.
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O'Hare, Edward Henry, 1914-1943 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJbxHjmFwJpFMXBbjYR7pP |
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United States. Navy |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area.
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Fighter pilots -- United States -- Biography.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Western. |
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Fighter pilots |
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Military campaigns |
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Pacific Area |
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq |
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World War (1939-1945) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vBbhpRH9XvjbDFXtxhb |
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1939-1945 |
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Biographies
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Lundstrom, John B.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ewing, Steve. Fateful Rendezvous : The Life of Butch O'Hare. Annopolis : Naval Institute Press, ©2012 9781591142492 |
| ISBN |
9781612512211 (electronic bk.) |
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1612512216 (electronic bk.) |
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