美国志愿大队“飞虎队”王牌飞行员 American Volunteer Group ‘Flying Tigers‘ Aces

基本信息

Publisher：Osprey Publishing

Publication date：December 25, 2001

Edition：Illustrated

Language：English

Print length：96 pages

ISBN-10：1841762245

ISBN-13：978-1841762241

Item Weight：9.6 ounces

Dimensions：7.2 x 0.3 x 9.65 inches

信息仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

美国志愿航空队，又称“飞虎队”，是二战中知名的作战部队。这支由志愿者组成的飞行队驾驶着从英国获得的美国飞机，在美国正式参战前，在战场上，面对劣势，英勇作战。像“老爹”博因顿、R·T·史密斯和约翰·佩塔赫这样的飞行员，因其对抗日本陆军航空队的英勇事迹而家喻户晓。飞虎队的传奇故事正是由柯蒂斯P-40“战斧”和“小鹰”战斗机谱写的。本书旨在揭开围绕这些知名战斗机涂装和标志的种种迷思。

The American Volunteer Group, or 'Flying Tigers', have remained the most famous outfit to see action in World War II. Manned by volunteers flying American aircraft acquired from the British, the AVG fought bravely in the face of overwhelming odds in prior to the US entry into World War II. Pilots such as 'Pappy' Boyington, R T Smith and John Petach became household names due to their exploits against the Japanese Army Air Force. The AVG legend was created flying the Curtis P-40 Tomahawk and Kittyhawk. This volume dispels the myths surrounding the colours and markings worn by these famous fighters.

作者简介

自内布拉斯加州林肯市完成研究生学业以来，特里尔·J·克莱门茨（Terrill J. Clements）便将成年后的大部分时间投入到对美国志愿航空队（AVG）及其飞机和飞行员的研究中。如今他居住在华盛顿州西雅图，其关于“飞虎队”的研究成果无疑是目前已出版的私人出版物中详尽、深入的文献之一。

伊恩·威利（Iain Wyllie）是英国杰出、多产的航空封面艺术家之一。他出生于北爱尔兰，曾接受过海军绘图员的培训，并在20世纪80年代末成为一名全职航空艺术家。自1994年以来，他为奥斯普雷出版社（Osprey Publishing）广受欢迎的《王牌飞行员的飞机》（Aircraft of the Aces）和《战斗机》（Combat Aircraft）系列丛书创作了大量封面插图。他的作品以题材新颖、细节精湛和技术精准而著称。

对于Osprey出版社的《王牌飞行员》和《战斗机》系列丛书的读者来说，Mark Styling更为人熟知的身份是《二战地狱猫王牌飞行员》、《1937-45年日本陆军航空队王牌飞行员》和《二战P-61部队》等书籍的插图画家。作为一名全职商业艺术家，Mark在位于伦敦东郊哈克尼的家中工作。

Terrill J. Clements has devoted much of his adult life to researching the AVG, its aircraft and pilots, since leaving postgraduate studies in Lincoln, Nebraska. Now a resident of Seattle, Washington, his work on the 'Flying Tigers' is undoubtedly one of the most thoroughly researched, privately-published, documents in print.

Iain Wyllie was one of Britain's leading - and most prolific - aviation cover artists. A native of Northern Ireland, he trained as a naval draughtsman and became a full-time aviation artist in the late 1980s. He has been responsible for creating numerous cover artworks for Osprey Publishing's hugely successful Aircraft of the Aces and Combat Aircraft series since 1994. His artwork is synonymous with originality of subject, intricate detail and technical accuracy.

Mark Styling is better known to readers of Osprey Publishing's Aircraft of the Aces and Combat Aircraft series as the profile artist for such books as Hellcat Aces of World War 2, Japanese Army Air Force Aces 1937–45 and P–61 Units of World War 2. A full-time commercial artist, Mark works from his home in the East London suburb of Hackney.