From an expert in the Pacific theater of World War II comes the tragic story of the pilots who fought the Last fight of the war during the first hour of peace When Billy Hobbs and his fellow Hellcat aviators from Air Group 88 lifted off from the venerable Navy carrier USS Yorktown early on the morning of August 15, 1945, they had no idea they were about to carry out the Final air mission of World War II.
He lives in Michigan..
He has also written numerous articles for such publications as WWII History, Naval History , and World War II .
He is the author of many books, including Tin Can Titans, Hell from the Heavens, For Crew and Country, One Square Mile of Hell, and Pacific Alamo .
About author(s): John Wukovits is a military expert specializing in the Pacific theater of World War II.
This is a stirring, one-of-a-kind tale of naval encounters and the Last Dogfight of the war--a story that is both inspirational and tragic.
Dogfight Over Tokyo is written in the same riveting, edge-of-your-seat style that has made Wukovits\'s previous books so successful.
Drawing on participant letters, diaries, and interviews, newspaper and radio accounts, and previously untapped archival records, historian and prolific author of acclaimed Pacific theater books, including Tin Can Titans and Hell from the Heavens , John Wukovits tells the story of Air Group 88\'s pilots and crew through their eyes.
Four American pilots never returned--men who had lifted off from the carrier in wartime but were shot down during peacetime.
As they were turning back, twenty Japanese planes suddenly dove from the sky above them and began a ferocious attack.
Two hours later, Yorktown received word from Admiral Nimitz that the war had ended and that all offensive operations should cease.
From an expert in the Pacific theater of World War II comes the tragic story of the pilots who fought the Last fight of the war during the first hour of peace When Billy Hobbs and his fellow Hellcat aviators from Air Group 88 lifted off from the venerable Navy carrier USS Yorktown early on the morning of August 15, 1945, they had no idea they were about to carry out the Final air mission of World War II
