{"product_id":"the-dauntless-dive-bomber-of-world-war-two","title":"the dauntless dive bomber of world war two","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #f7f8f9; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #647382;\"\u003eThe definitive history of the Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber, the only U.S. carrier aircraft operational at both Pearl Harbor and V-J Day. Chronicles its crucial role in victories at Coral Sea, Midway, and Guadalcanal during WWII.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eCharacteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table table-striped\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0-87021-569-8\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook cover finish(es)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover ( round back binding )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery good\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBarrett Tillman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNaval Institute Press\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e232\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1976\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e16 x 23.5 x 2 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCategorie(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• AVIATION MILITAIRE\u003cbr\u003e• SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE\u003cbr\u003e• AVIATION NAVALE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eDouglas\u003c\/em\u003e aircraft plant received an order for 144 \u003cem\u003eSBD dive bombers\u003c\/em\u003e in April of 1939. As was the custom with \u003cem\u003eDouglas\u003c\/em\u003e products, an alliterative name was chosen for the \u003cem\u003eSBD\u003c\/em\u003e. The Army's \u003cem\u003eB-23\u003c\/em\u003e bomber was to become known as the \u003cem\u003eDragon\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eTBD\u003c\/em\u003e torpedo plane became the \u003cem\u003eDevastator\u003c\/em\u003e. And so it was for the \u003cem\u003eSBD\u003c\/em\u003e, which later became popularly known as the \u003cem\u003eDouglas Dauntless\u003c\/em\u003e. Seldom has any airplane been better named.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered obsolete at the time of \u003cem\u003ePearl Harbor\u003c\/em\u003e—its first day at war—the \u003cem\u003eSBD\u003c\/em\u003e was headed for replacement by the bigger, faster \u003cem\u003eCurtiss Helldiver\u003c\/em\u003e. But the \u003cem\u003eHelldiver\u003c\/em\u003e fell far behind its development schedule, and the \u003cem\u003eDauntless\u003c\/em\u003e made its name and its mark on history over the broad blue curve of the \u003cem\u003ePacific\u003c\/em\u003e, from \u003cem\u003ePearl Harbor\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eV-J Day\u003c\/em\u003e. At war’s end, it was the only U.S. carrier aircraft still in service which had been operational at \u003cem\u003ePearl Harbor\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDauntlesses\u003c\/em\u003e saw their most important combat from May through November 1942. In that seven-month period, carrier-based \u003cem\u003eSBDs\u003c\/em\u003e fought the Japanese Navy to a standstill at the \u003cem\u003eCoral Sea\u003c\/em\u003e and won the war’s most dramatic victory at \u003cem\u003eMidway\u003c\/em\u003e. Then Marine \u003cem\u003eSBDs\u003c\/em\u003e played a crucial role in holding \u003cem\u003eGuadalcanal\u003c\/em\u003e. At one point during the grim campaign, a single \u003cem\u003eSBD\u003c\/em\u003e was the only strike aircraft available to the island’s beleaguered defenders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDauntlesses\u003c\/em\u003e flew in all five naval engagements fought exclusively by aircraft carriers, the only U.S. Navy aircraft to do so, and sank more enemy carriers than any other aircraft. \u003cem\u003eSBDs\u003c\/em\u003e were credited with sinking the first Japanese fleet submarine and dropping the first bombs on Japanese-occupied soil in the \u003cem\u003ePacific War\u003c\/em\u003e. They not only flew thousands of tedious “milk runs” against bypassed enemy strongholds, but were active in the \u003cem\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/em\u003e as well, sinking \u003cem\u003eVichy French\u003c\/em\u003e shipping at \u003cem\u003eCasablanca\u003c\/em\u003e and German vessels in \u003cem\u003eScandinavian waters\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut in between the accounts of missions flown and tonnage sunk, the author tells the rousing story of the men who took the “slow but deadly” \u003cem\u003eDauntless\u003c\/em\u003e into combat, loving her for her ruggedness and dependability while wishing for more speed and firepower. Here is an account of the \u003cem\u003eSBD\u003c\/em\u003e squadron which flew unexpectedly into the \u003cem\u003ePearl Harbor\u003c\/em\u003e attack; of the pilot who almost single-handedly knocked out a Japanese carrier and died in the process; and of the air group commander who could have lost the \u003cem\u003ePacific War\u003c\/em\u003e for the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barrett Tillman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53741103415642,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/3015\/9446\/files\/image1_b1d73325-297e-4ce8-8be1-494c0ed89a1e.jpeg?v=1772718999","url":"https:\/\/aviation.brussels\/products\/the-dauntless-dive-bomber-of-world-war-two","provider":"aviation.brussels","version":"1.0","type":"link"}