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The Skull & Crossbones Squadron: VF-17 in World War II (Schiffer Military/Aviation History) | 
 enlarge | Author: Lee Cook
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Category: Book
List Price: $45.00
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 469811
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.5
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.8 x 1.1
ISBN: 0764304755
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.544973
EAN: 9780764304750
ASIN: 0764304755
Publication Date: February 1, 1998
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This is the true story of one of the most successful of all United States Navy Fighting Squadrons in World War II. They were the top guns of their day and came to be feared by the Japanese fighter pilots who described them as attacks on us by wolves. Th
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THE SKULL & CROSSBONES SQUADRON VF-17 in World War II May 10, 2008
Sawbuck58to61
This text is a fitting tribute and memorial to the original personnel of VF-17. It and the associated photographic illustrations, also give us later generations, some insight as to how the F4U Corsair was developed and improved as a warfighting tool in WWII.
Well Done!
Great book, February 7, 2008
J. Bitzegaio
Just adding my 2 cents to "Country's" comments. My Father and Country were wing-mates with VF17 and I have had the privilege to sit down and talk with Country about his and my Fathers war efforts. He is 100% right about Lee Cook's book and if you love Navy squadrons and information about the Corsair, there is no finer book. Lee's attention to detail and information is second to none. A must read for any Corsair fan.
Jim Bitzegaio
Good Follow-up February 22, 2007
A. Loy (Victoria, BC, Canada)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Tremendous interest in following the retired squadron members. A very well developed book worthy of a place on any aviation enthusiast's bookshelf.
This is the real stuff carefully & meticulously documented. May 6, 1998
25 out of 25 found this review helpful
This review is not a review. My Jolly Rogers shipmates and I lived it and some of us died in the struggle for the Solomon Islands and the Japanese kingpin at Rabaul.My good friend Lee Cook from faraway England dedicated himself to this task for the better part of four years, and succeeded admirably. We were bentwing Corsair fighter pilots. We gave it our best. For a time we were the uttermost tip of the spear of National power. We made a difference. I hope you read about us. Lee offered me the privilege of writing the foreword. I accepted as a heartfelt honor. Very repectfully, Wm. L. Landreth Commander U. S. Navy (ret.)
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