Author: CAINE, PHILIP D.
Title: Spitfires, Thunderbolts, and Warm Beer an American Fighter Pilot over Europe
Description: Washington D. C.: Brassey's, 1995. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0028811151. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright, with the exception of some light fingermarks. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright. "Brigadier General Philip D. Caine, US Air Force, Retired, was commissioned as a Distinguished Military Graduate from The University of Denver in Air Force ROTC. He earned both his Masters and PhD degrees in history from Stanford University. General Caine's assignments included mission pilot and instructor pilot at several Air Force bases; tenured professor and acting head of the Air Force Academy (AFA) History Department; acting head of Project CHECO in Vietnam; Professor of Strategic Studies at the National War College; Senior Research Fellow at the National Defense University; and Deputy Commandant of Cadets for Military Instruction at the AFA. In the latter capacity, he was the first Permanent Professor in the history of the Air Force Academy to be assigned to the Commandant of Cadets. General Caine retired from the Air Force in 1992 and then concentrated on writing and serving the Air Force Academy. As President of The Friends of the Air Force Academy Library, Caine assisted in the gathering and preservation of the history and heritage of the Academy. " (USAF). Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

Keywords: 0028811151 World War II Philip D. Caine Spitfires American Pilots In World War II United States Air Force Royal Air Force World War II


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