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03232aam a2200433 i 4500 001 1D75341C47CB11E598A1CBA4DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20150821010155 008 150331s2015 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2015000803 020 $a 1633880222 (hardback) 020 $a 9781633880221 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)890360611 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OCLCO $d CDX $d OCLCF $d YUS $d COO $d UIB $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- $a n-us--- 050 00 $a D786 $b .J594 2015 082 00 $a 940.54/4941092313 $2 23 084 $a HIS015000 $a HIS027140 $a HIS015000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Johnson, David, $d 1950- 245 10 $a Yanks in the RAF : $b the story of maverick pilots and American volunteers who joined Britain's fight in WWII / $c David Alan Johnson. 246 3 $a Yanks in the Royal Air Force 264 1 $a Amherst, New York : $b Prometheus Books, $c 2015. 300 $a 281 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-275) and index. 520 2 $a "This is the story of American volunteer pilots who risked their lives in defense of Britain during the earliest days of World War II--more than a year before Pearl Harbor, when the United States first became embroiled in the global conflict. Based on interviews, diaries, personal documents, and research in British, American, and German archives, the author has created a colorful portrait of this small group who were our nation's first combatants in World War II. As the author's research shows, their motives were various: some were idealistic; others were simply restless and looking for adventure. And though the British Air Force needed pilots, cultural conflicts between the raw American recruits and their reserved British commanders soon became evident. Prejudices on both sides and lack of communication had to be overcome. Eventually, the American pilots were assembled into three squadrons known as the Eagle squadrons. They saw action and suffered casualties in both England and France, notably in the attack on Dieppe. By September 1942, after America had entered the war, these now experienced pilots were transferred to the US Air Force, bringing their expertise and their British Spitfires with them. As much social as military history, Yanks in the RAF sheds new light on a little-known chapter of World War II and the earliest days of the sometimes fractious British-American alliance"-- $c Provided by publisher. 610 10 $a Great Britain. $b Royal Air Force $x History $y World War, 1939-1945. 610 10 $a Great Britain. $b Eagle Squadron $b Eagle Squadron $x History. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Aerial operations, British. 650 0 $a Fighter pilots $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Americans $z Great Britain $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Fighter pilots $z Great Britain $x History $y 20th century. 651 0 $a Great Britain $x Relations $z United States. 651 0 $a United States $x Relations $z Great Britain. 941 $a 2 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006090402.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826113309.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=1D75341C47CB11E598A1CBA4DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b UIBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search