Savage Skies, Emerald Hell

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Jay A. Stout is a retired Marine Corps fighter pilot who, during a twenty-year military career, logged a remarkable 4,500 flight hours, including thirty-seven combat missions during Operation Desert Storm. He has appeared as an aviation and military expert on various television and radio programs, and his writings have been published in newspapers and professional journals around the country. He is the author of nearly a dozen books, including Air Apaches: The True Story of the 345th Bomb Group and Its Low, Fast, and Deadly Missions in World War II, Hell's Angels: The True Story of the 303rd Bomb Group in World War II, Fighter Group: The 352nd "Blue-Nosed Bastards" in World War II, and Men Who Killed the Luftwaffe: The U.S. Army Air Forces against Germany in World War II. He lives near Richmond, Virginia.

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Savage Skies, Emerald Hell is the story of the stirring and terrible air combat that made winning the fight for New Guinea possible. It includes descriptions of equipment as well as accounts from fighter, bomber, transport, and support crews, and places their actions within the broader context of strategy and tactics.