Description: The thrilling true story of USS "Intrepid"'s brave bomber pilots, their daring duel with the Japanese super-battleship "Musashi," and Will Fletcher's struggle to survive as a guerrilla soldier in the jungles of the Philippines after getting shot out of the sky.
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"An incredibly well-researched story. Its scope is awesome and the writing superb."--The Washington Times
"Intrepid Aviators stands out from more standard historical treatments of World War II...this book is an impressive production."--Knoxville News Sentinel "The author is to be congratulated for his effective introduction to naval warfare and the men who were doing the fighting. For anyone who wonders why Navy pilots were so good in the last half of the war, this book provides a detailed answer...a must read."--St. Joseph News-Press "A thrilling, deeply moving literary memorial to the American flyboys whose immense sacrifice and courage really did change the world."--Alex Kershaw, New York Times bestselling author of The Longest Winter "A rare look at a successful but little appreciated unit in the Pacific War...Fletcher portrays the men of Torpedo 18 as recognizable individuals whom the reader comes to know, to admire--and, too often, to mourn."--Barrett Tillman, author of Clash of the Carriers