{"product_id":"the-fight-in-the-clouds-the-extraordinary-combat-experience-of-p-51-mustang-pilots-during-world-war-ii-9780760379936","title":"The Fight in the Clouds: The Extraordinary Combat Experience of P-51 Mustang Pilots During World War II","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGet as close as you'll get to a World War II-era P-51 Mustang without flying one yourself with this spellbinding collection of tales from the men who actually flew the planes into war. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe North American Aviation P-51 Mustang first started appearing in real numbers in 1943, at the climax of the Allied campaign in World War II. Able to fly long ranges, it was the perfect escort, keeping bombers protected all the way from Allied bases in Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Pacific to a variety of Axis industrial targets and military installations and back. The Mustang would go on to provide pivotal air support on D-Day, and by the end of the war, the \u003cb\u003eP-51 would be responsible for nearly half of all enemy aircraft shot down\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Fight in the Clouds\u003c\/i\u003e, aviation writer and \u003cb\u003eEAA Warbirds of America editor James P. Busha\u003c\/b\u003e draws on interviews conducted with dozens of veteran P-51 pilots to trace the progress of war through the men's exciting, chronologically organized experiences. \u003cb\u003eYou'll encounter: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMustangs tangling with Soviet-built Yaks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Mustang ace shooting down an Me 262 Stormbird\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn epic long-range battle over the Pacific Ocean\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd a score of other riveting accounts underscoring the P-51's versatility and its vital importance to the Allied victory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBolstered by Busha's own \u003cb\u003ecommentary and historical analysis\u003c\/b\u003e, along with a gallery of \u003cb\u003erare black-and-white period photographs\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fight in the Clouds\u003c\/i\u003e offers a cockpit-seat view of one of WWII's most celebrated aircraft and the men who bravely flew it into harm's way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJim P. Busha\u003c\/b\u003e is the director of publications at EAA and the editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eSport Aviation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWarbirds\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVintage \u003c\/i\u003emagazines. Jim is also a contributing editor of \u003ci\u003eFlight Journal \u003c\/i\u003eand has had numerous articles published in \u003ci\u003eFlyPast\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAircraft Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClassic Aircraft\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAir \u0026amp;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpace\/Smithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e. Jim is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fight in the Clouds\u003c\/i\u003e (Zenith Press, 2014) and \u003ci\u003eWings of War \u003c\/i\u003e(Zenith Press, 2015). An avid pilot and aviation historian, Jim owns and flies a 1943 Aeronca L-3 and Stinson L-5.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Zenith Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50388609073426,"sku":"9780760379936","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8c84c2ab-781a-40f1-97b4-4bcf2f1aa90b.jpg?v=1728903429","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-fight-in-the-clouds-the-extraordinary-combat-experience-of-p-51-mustang-pilots-during-world-war-ii-9780760379936","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}