Wildcat Aces of World War 2

by Barrett Tillman

Arguably the most important piston-engined single-seat fighter design ever to see service with the US Navy and Marine Corps, the aesthetically inelegant F4F Wildcat achieved much acclaim during its bloody frontline career. Thrown into combat at Coral Sea, Midway and Guadalcanal, the handful of Wildcat units of the Navy and Marine Corps took on large numbers of fighters and bombers and came out victorious. On the European front, the Royal Navy's Fleet...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1855324865
• ISBN13: 9781855324862
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.3" x 9.8"