P-40 Warhawk Aces of the MTO

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P-40 Warhawk Aces of the MTO is written by Carl Molesworth and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1472800974 (ISBN 10) and 9781472800978 (ISBN 13).

Thrown into action following the Torch landings of late 1942, the 'green' American pilots flying the obsolescent P-40F suffered cruelly at the hands of seasoned German fighter pilots flying superior machines. Those that survived learnt quickly, and a handful of Warhawk pilots succeeded in making ace by the time the Axis forces surrendered in North Africa. The action then shifted to Sicily and Italy, and the P-40 remained in service until mid-1944. This book charts the careers of the 23 men who succeeded in making ace during that time, despite the advent of much better P-47 and P-51 fighters.