Mersky provides readers with the first complete biography of E. L. “Whitey” Freightner, one of the last surviving World War II U.S. Navy pilots. The story begins in Freightner’s Ohio childhood hometow
Mersky, a retired Navy commander and illustrator, integrates first-person accounts from aviators and crewmen in this account of the history of the US Marine Corps' air arm. He describes early developm
Although Boris Senior may not be well known outside Israel, he played an important, even vital, part in the formation of the Israel Air Force (IAF) and in the 1948 War of Independence. Those who are f
An internationally known analyst, consultant, and author specializing in naval, aviation, and intelligence issues, Polmar has written some 40 books. In this first volume of a two-volume set, Polmar pr
