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"Although Jimmy Flatley made a significant contribution to the U.S. victory over Japan, few outside the close-knit naval aviation community have heard his colorful story. "A naval hero in every sense of the word," according to former Chief of Naval Operations Adm. James L. Holloway III, Flatley was a formidable fighter pilot in combat, an inspiring leader, and a gifted operational planner. This biography examines his combination of talents and shows why he was so vital to the war effort.".
"Known to his squadron mates at Guadalcanal as "Reaper Leader," Flatley - with Jimmie Thach and Butch O'Hare - was instrumental in communicating tactical advice throughout naval aviation and proving that, when used properly, the supposedly inferior F4F Wildcat fighter was actually superior to the Japanese Zero.
His biographer, Steve Ewing, also explains how Flatley's combat experience established the credibility necessary for a middle-grade officer to initiate sweeping changes in naval aviation, both at the front and with the entrenched naval establishment.".
"The author credits Flatley's persistence and credibility for impacting strategic as well as tactical decisions off the Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. In postwar years these same qualities helped him effect important changes in naval aviation safety. Part of a planned trilogy on carrier fighter tacticians in the Pacific war, this biography follows the study of O'Hare and precedes Dr. Ewing's work on Admiral Thach."--BOOK JACKET.
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United states, navy, biography, Fighter pilots, World war, 1939-1945, aerial operations, american, World war, 1939-1945, naval operations, american, Biography, Officers, Admirals, World War, 1939-1945, American Aerial operations, American Naval operations, Campaigns, United States. Navy, United StatesEdition | Availability |
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Reaper Leader: The Life of Jimmy Flatley
October 2002, US Naval Institute Press
Hardcover
in English
1557502056 9781557502056
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