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Douglas TBD Devastator: books - history and deployment

A book on Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo bombers? Explore here illustrated books on the history, construction and deployment of Douglas torpedo bombers.

Douglas TBD Devastator : America's First World War II Torpedo Bomber (Legends of Warfare)

The Douglas Devastator was the US Navy's first all-metal combat aircraft, the Navy's first airplane with a fully enclosed cockpit, the first aircraft to have hydraulically folding wings, and the first US Navy torpedo bomber to see combat.
Although facing staggering losses in the early stages of the war in the Pacific, the brave men flying the Devastator from the decks of such famed ships as Enterprise, Hornet, Yorktown, and Lexington held the line against the enemy.

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Through carefully researched photos, many of which have never before been published and which are reproduced in remarkable clarity, the history and details of this iconic aircraft are revealed.
This clarity, and the large size of many of the photos, coupled with descriptive and informative captions, puts the reader in the skies with this historic aircraft.

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Information

Author:David Doyle
Details:112 pages, 23.5 x 24 x 1.7 cm / 9.25 x 9 x 0.67 in, hardback
Illustrations:196 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2017)
Series:Legends of Warfare
ISBN:9780764354199
Douglas TBD Devastator : America's First World War II Torpedo Bomber (Legends of Warfare)

Douglas TBD Devastator : America's First World War II Torpedo Bomber

Language: English

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