Death Rattlers: Marine Squadron VMF-323 over Okinawa - William Wolf - Books - Schiffer Publishing Ltd - 9780764309533 - September 15, 1999
In case cover and title do not match, the title is correct

William Wolf
Death Rattlers: Marine Squadron VMF-323 over Okinawa

Get an email once the item is available
Do you have a profile? Log in
Get notified about new William Wolf releases

Our customers say:

14-day return policy in accordance with European consumer protection law
Top ranking on Trustpilot
Add to your iMusic wish list

Not rated yet

Nearly every World War II fighter squadron that flew in Europe has had its history chronicled. Other than "Pappy" Boyington's famous VMF-214 "Black Sheep", little has been written about Marine Corps squadrons in World War II. The contribution of VMF-223, the "Death Rattlers", over Okinawa in the Spring of 1945 is virtually unknown. In two months there, the squadron became the top-scoring unit of any service with 124 1/2 victories and produced 12 aces, the most for one tour of any Marine squadron. The squadron downed 24 3/4 Japanese aircraft twice in its tour, the most for a single Marine squadron in any single action. The squadron's story is not only one of its pilots, combat, and valor, but also of the enlisted men, "the ground-crunchers," who made it function against the Japanese kamikaze menace. Along with the traditional historical perspective, it is an inside look at the personal side of training and war. It is the story of a group of untried young men who trained long and hard and became "family."

256 pages, over 420 b/w photos

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released September 15, 1999
ISBN13 9780764309533
Publishers Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Pages 216
Dimensions 224 × 286 × 24 mm   ·   1.46 kg
Language English  

More by William Wolf

Show all

More from the same publisher

See all of William Wolf ( e.g. Hardcover Book and Paperback Book )