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020			_a9781603442466 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)l((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)ctronic bk.
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050	0	4	_aD767 _b.E947 2010
049			_aNTA
100	1		_aBartsch, William H., _d1933- _e1
245	1	0	_aEvery day a nightmare _bAmerican pursuit pilots in the defense of Java, 1941-1942 / _cWilliam H. Bartsch.
250			_afirst edition.
260			_aCollege Station : _bTexas A&M University Press, _c(c)2010.
300			_a1 online resource (xxii, 506 pages) : _billustrations, maps.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_adata file _2rda
490	1		_aNumber 131: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series
504			_a2
505	0	0	_aPrologue. Never in our history has there been a time like the present -- _tPlans for reaching you quickly with pursuit are jeopardized -- _tWe are virtually a floating ammunition dump -- _tWe came 4,700 miles and are pigeon-holed! -- _tThe news from Wavell is all bad -- _tThere goes our ferry route -- _tSecond lieutenants are expendable -- _tYou are not forgotten men -- _tA collection of the worst landings I have ever seen -- _tI'm all shot to hell! -- _tThese guys are really inexperienced -- _tSomeone is crazy! This is murder! -- _tI deeply regret failure to hold Abda Area -- _tI was thoroughly enjoying myself -- _tNothing will ever happen to me -- _tHe was wholly unrecognizable -- _tHow can we operate against such odds? -- _tEvery day a nightmare! -- _tNothing less than desertion -- _tThousands of men gone completely mad -- _tSenseless in all senses -- _tGive us 24 hours to get out of this God-damned place! -- _tEpilogue -- _tAppendix. Table 1. Pilots of 21st Pursuit Squadron -- _tTable 2. Pilots of 34th Pursuit Squadron -- _tTable 3. Pilots of 35th pursuit group -- _tTable 4. Pilots of 14th, 20th and 51st pursuit groups -- _tTable 5. Philippines pursuit pilots sent to Australia -- _tTable 6. Pilots and aircraft of 17th Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- _tTable 7. Pilots of 20th Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- _tTable 8. Pilots and aircraft of 3rd Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- _tTable 9. Pilots and aircraft of 33rd Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- _tTable 10. Pilots of 13th Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- _tTable 11. Enlisted men of 17th Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- _tTable 12. Enlisted men of 20th Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- _tTable 13. Enlisted men of the 3rd Pursuit Squadron (provisional) -- _tTable 14. Personnel embarked on USS Langley -- _tTable 15. Japanese aircraft shot down or badly damaged.
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650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xAerial operations, American.
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xCampaigns _zIndonesia _zJava.
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xRegimental histories _zUnited States.
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bArmy _xHistory _yWorld War, 1939-1945.
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bArmy. _bAir Corps _xHistory.
650		0	_aFighter pilots _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=514581&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell