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Stars & Bars: A Tribute to the American Fighter Ace 1920-1973 - Frank J. Olynyk - Grub Street Publishing

RARE!

Produced by Frank Olynyk (who brought us the highly regarded ‘Victory List’ books in the 1980s) this is an enormous and exhaustive work.  It is also printed by the highly regarded Grub Street imprint, so you know it will be quality.

This text is a comprehensive study on the American aces of the post-World War I period. It covers the American aces of the Spanish Civil War, the Sino-Japanese War, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The main part of the book is devoted to almost 1400 biographies of individual fighter pilots, with introductory notes providing, in most cases, place and date of birth, previous and later military service, and awards and decorations. In every case the biographies include a full list of all claims made, by date, time, type, location and type of aircraft flown, together with the serial/Buno of the aircraft flown to achieve the claim, and a note of the author's sources.

All the famous names are here as well as the not so famous.

Currently hard to find and only listed for high prices on certain websites like Amazon.

One for serious collectors!

This Amazon customer review (2011) gives the book 5/5: The words are NOT my own and are for descriptive purposes only.

Air combat enthusiasts and military aviation historians owe a debt of gratitude to Frank Olynyk, whose single-minded pursuit of information on American victory claims and American fighter aces have produced a series of priceless Victory Credits books and STARS AND BARS, A TRIBUTE TO THE AMERICAN FIGHTER ACES 1920-1973, his magnum opus. Published in 1995 by England's Grubb Street (Publishing), STARS AND BARS is THE definitive guide to America's fighter aces.

STARS AND BARS is a door-stopper of a book, topping off at 668 pages. Olynyk begins with a short history of the American fighter ace. An 'American ace' is defined as anyone serving in an American military unit who downs five enemy aircraft, regardless of that person's citizenship, or any American citizen who, while serving in a foreign air force, becomes an ace.

After brief chapters on fighter ops and 'tools of the trade' (i.e. fighter aircraft), Olynyk provides details on the victory credits awarded to Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy groups and squadrons. The section on the 1st Fighter Group, for example, lists confirmed destroyed/probable/damaged credits; assigned aircraft; a fact-filled summary of the Group's history in WWI and WWII; etc. This is followed by summaries of the Group's assigned squadrons: the 27th FS, 71st FS and 94th FS giving Squadron COs; victory credits; aircraft flown; and unit aces. The section on VF-16 details the squadron's two combat tours. The description of each tour includes the unit's assigned Carrier Air Group; victory credits; aircraft flown; a short unit history paragraph; and aces 'crowned' during that tour.

The meat of the book is the 544-page Biographical List of aces. This section begins with USAF Ace Robert Wilson Abernathy and ends Air Force Ace Charles Joseph Zubarik. Each Ace summary includes hometown and birth/death dates; (final) rank; assigned unit; service number; awards; victory listings; a short summary of their military career and miscellaneous data. Length of entries can vary from a quarter-page to a page or more. The section on Dick Bong, for instance, runs to a page-and-a half. Olynyk also includes pilots who have been mistakenly listed as aces in the past, noting the claims made by those pilots, mistakes made in documenting those claims as revealed by Olynyk's research, etc.

Appendices include listings of pilots who claimed four or more victories, pilots claiming three or more kills since the Korean War and an extensive bibliography. Two 16-page photo inserts illustrate some of the aces covered in STARS AND BARS.

In summary, superlatives comes easy when describing Olynyk's book. STARS AND BARS is a tremendous piece of research and a great tribute to 'the best of the best.' Highly recommended.

668 page hardcover, published 1995

WEIGHT - 1.7kg

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  • Condition: Very Good
  • Condition: *May* have some writing/reference numbers or previous owner's marks in the front of the book. **Clipped DJ otherwise fine**
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Unit Type: Unit
  • Language: English
  • Book Title: Stars & Bars: A Tribute to the American Fighter Ace 1920-1973
  • Subject 2: Military History
  • Narrative Type: Non-Fiction
  • Author: Frank Olynyk
  • Genre: Aviation, Historical, History, Military, War & Combat
  • Topic: Aircraft, Books, Military History, 20th Century, 21st Century, History, Military
  • Intended Audience: Adults
  • Subjects: History & Military

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