In a fusion of art and history, portrayed in accurate detail, complete with combatant's personal insights, War in Pacific Skies covers the most famous air engagements in WWII's Pacific Theater of Operation. Full color maps, previously unpublished photographs, original artwork and personal accounts visually and mentally enliven the air battles at Pearl Harbor, Coral Sea, Midway, Guam, Tinian, the Philippines, Iwo Jima, Okinawa and more. Climb in to the cockpit of America's famous Pacific war birds: the P-38 which carried Richard Bong to his 40 kills, the obsolete Curtiss Hawk piloted by Harry Brown who accounted for the only American airborne response at Pearl Harbor and join Colonel Tibitts in the "Enola Gay" as the B-29 Superfortress makes its final approach on Hiroshima.
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• Full color, precision artwork by Jack Fellow depicting the action as it happened.
• Hardcover book with previously unpublished color and black and white photographs of the men and their aircraft.
• Color maps help describe the areas of action in the 70 million square miles of the Pacific.
• Authors Ann and Charlie Cooper previously collaborated on Tuskegee’s Heroes, Featuring the Art of Roy La Grone and How to Draw Aircraft like a Pro.
• Hardcover book with previously unpublished color and black and white photographs of the men and their aircraft.
• Color maps help describe the areas of action in the 70 million square miles of the Pacific.
• Authors Ann and Charlie Cooper previously collaborated on Tuskegee’s Heroes, Featuring the Art of Roy La Grone and How to Draw Aircraft like a Pro.
About the Author
Authors Charlie and Ann Copper have collaborated on two other aviation-based books. Charlie served a five-year tour of active duty in the Air Force after which he joined the New York Air National Guard in 1962 serving his last seven years as its Commander. He retired in 1991 with the rank of Major General. Ann is an accomplished author and writer with four books and over 700 magazine articles to her credit. Her many magazine articles have appeared in Private Pilot, Sport Pilot, Kitplanes, Aviation History and Aviation Art Gallery. She is also the editor for Aero Brush and an accomplished pilot with 30 years of experience.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stunning artwork,
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The best painters are capable of capturing events with more realism and excitement than any photograph or movie ever could. Thanks to the great Jack Fellows, War in Pacific Skies is more of an adrenaline rush than any Hollywood movie on the subject. You can stare at a single one of his paintings for practically an hour and feel transported back in time to the event it portrays. The text is also rich with historical detail, but buy this one for the paintings. First rate!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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A large selection of stunning paintings by Jack Fellows.
I like his style, very dynamic and close to Michael Turner's art. Book is well printed and the not-so-often seen photos are a nice bonus.
8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Nice art, nothing new,
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The description somewhat misrepresents the contents of the book. It is PRIMARILY a vehicle to present Fellows artwork, wrapped in some uninspired text and often-seen photographs. I could not find anywhere the "personal insights" referenced. If you like Fellows art and buy the book for that ALONE you will like it. The text is boring and rehashes common ground with nothing new or "insightful".
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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The war in the Pacific began from the air. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bomb group, fighter squadron, aerial victories, antiaircraft fire, pacific war Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Guinea, Cactus Air Force Art Project, United States, Port Moresby, Bomb Squadron, World War, Southwest Pacific, Admiral Nimitz, Air Force Museum, Iwo Jima, New Britain, Admiral Turner, Fifth Fleet, Third Fleet, Fifth Air Force, Admiral Halsey, General George, Henderson Field, Imperial Japan, Leyte Gulf, Philippine Islands, Chiefs of Staff, Flying Tigers, Imperial Navy, Medal of Honor New!
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The war in the Pacific began from the air. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bomb group, fighter squadron, aerial victories, antiaircraft fire, pacific war Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Guinea, Cactus Air Force Art Project, United States, Port Moresby, Bomb Squadron, World War, Southwest Pacific, Admiral Nimitz, Air Force Museum, Iwo Jima, New Britain, Admiral Turner, Fifth Fleet, Third Fleet, Fifth Air Force, Admiral Halsey, General George, Henderson Field, Imperial Japan, Leyte Gulf, Philippine Islands, Chiefs of Staff, Flying Tigers, Imperial Navy, Medal of Honor New!
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- The Pacific War: 1941-1945 by John Costello in Back Matter
- The Jolly Rogers: The Story of Tom Blackburn and Navy Fighting Squadron VF-17 by Tom Blackburn on page 173
- U.S. Naval Aviation by M. Hill Goodspeed in Front Matter
- How to Draw Aircraft Like a Pro by Charlie Cooper in Front Matter
- Marine Corps by Taylor on page 7
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