Description: Officers in Flight SuitsThe Story of American Air Force Fighter Pilots in the Korean War Author(s): John Darrell Sherwood Format: Paperback Publisher: New York University Press, United States Imprint: New York University Press ISBN-13: 9780814781104, 978-0814781104 Synopsis Sherwood recounts the story of American Air Force pilots in the Korean War and the development of a lasting fighter-pilot culture The United States Air Force fought as a truly independent service for the first time during the Korean War. Ruling the skies in many celebrated aerial battles, even against the advanced Soviet MiG-15, American fighter pilots reigned supreme. Yet they also destroyed virtually every major town and city in North Korea, demolished its entire crop irrigation system and killed close to one million civilians. The self-confidence and willingness to take risks which defined the lives of these men became a trademark of the fighter pilot culture, what author John Darrell Sherwood here refers to as the flight suit attitude. In Officers in Flight Suits, John Darrell Sherwood takes a closer look at the flight suit officer's life by drawing on memoirs, diaries, letters, novels, unit records, and personal papers as well as interviews with over fifty veterans who served in the Air Force in Korea. Tracing their lives from their training to the flight suit culture they developed, the author demonstrates how their unique lifestyle affected their performance in battle and their attitudes toward others, particularly women, in their off-duty activities.
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Book Title: Officers in Flight Suits
Number of Pages: 247 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Officers in Flight Suits: the Story of American Air Force Fighter Pilots in the Korean War
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication Year: 1998
Subject: History
Item Height: 229 mm
Item Weight: 454 g
Type: Textbook
Author: John Darrell Sherwood
Item Width: 152 mm
Format: Paperback
