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Black Shoe Carrier Admiral: Frank Jack Fletcher at Coral Sea, Midway & Guadalcanal

21 reviews
John B. Lundstrom

US Naval Institute Press, 2006

Scholarly Work
Black Shoe Carrier Admiral is one of two excellent works to be published this year on WWII Pacific carriers, battles and the men who commanded them. John Lundstrom has obviously put a great deal of effort into setting the record straight on Admiral Fletcher and his contributions to our early victories in the Pacific. His work is well documented and thoroughly researched, and adds new sources ...

First South Pacific Campaign

3 reviews
John B. Lundstrom

Naval Institute Press, 1977

Underappreciated Gem
This book was essentially Lundstrom's Master's thesis, and marks one of the first attempts at what I would term "hard core" research on both the Japanese and American accounts of the early portions of the Pacific War. Just as he would demonstrate in his more widely acclaimed "First Team" series, Lundstrom is a superb researcher who isn't scared to venture into the Japanese source material and ...

The First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign: Naval Fighter Combat from August to November 1942

9 reviews
John B. Lundstrom

Naval Institute Press, 1993

WWII Aviation Wonks - Lundstrom is your man
If you are a casual reader of World War II books, this is NOT the book for you, but if you are a wonk, then you'll love this book and John Lundstrom's companion book which covers the time period of Pearl Harbor to Midway. What sets Lundstrom apart is that he has taken the time to get to know virtually all of the pilots (on both sides) who fought in the Pacific battles in 1942. A theme that runs ...

Fateful Rendezvous: The Life of Butch O'Hare

7 reviews
Steve Ewing, John B. Lundstrom

Naval Institute Press, 1997

A Riveting Story of One of America's First Aces
Authors Ewing and Lundstrom have done an excellent job of telling the story of Butch O'Hare. Born in March, 1914 and raised in St. Louis, Butch loved the simpler things in life. He enjoyed spending time with his father hunting or fishing, or playing with his younger sisters. Family was always important to Butch, and the authors do a good job of stressing this throughout the book. Butch ...

The First Team: Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway

14 reviews
John B. Lundstrom

US Naval Institute Press, 2005

First Team Scores!
The First Team - Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway and The First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign John B. Lundstrom Naval Institute Press I have been studying naval aviation combat since the early 1960s, and I have never come across a book half so comprehensive, from a historical basis - nor half so useful, from a modeling perspective - as this two-volume set ...