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Tillman, Henry Barrett was born in 1948 in Pendleton, Oregon, United States.
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Wildcat: The F4F in World War II
(The dramatic study of the U.S. Navy's famous F4F fighter,...)
The dramatic study of the U.S. Navy's famous F4F fighter, from factory floor to action against the Axis powers.
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The Sixth Battle
(Commander of a task force off the South African coast, Vi...)
Commander of a task force off the South African coast, Vietnam veteran Rear Admiral Chuck Gideon faces his greatest challenge as South Africa falls prey to Union of Eurasian Republic-sponsored invaders.
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SBD Dauntless Units of World War 2 (Osprey Combat Aircraft 10)
(Unquestionably the most successful dive-bomber ever to se...)
Unquestionably the most successful dive-bomber ever to see frontline service with any air arm, the Douglas SBD Dauntless was the scourge of the Japanese Imperial Fleet in the crucial years of the Pacific War of World War II (1939-1945). The revolutionary all-metal stressed-skin design of the SBD exhibited airframe strength that made it an ideal dive-bomber, its broad wing, with horizontal centre section and sharply tapered outer panels with dihedral, boasting perforated split flaps that doubled as dive brakes during the steep bombing attacks
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Dauntless Dive Bomber of World War Two
(Popularly known as the Douglas Dauntless, the U.S. Navy's...)
Popularly known as the Douglas Dauntless, the U.S. Navy's SBD dive bomber was well named. Though considered obsolete at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Dauntless turned the tide of war in the Pacific with the destruction of four Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway, making its mark in aviation history for sinking more enemy carriers than any other aircraft. Still in service at war's end, the Dauntless was the only U.S. carrier aircraft in operation from Pearl Harbor to V-J Day. The Dauntless was the only American Navy aircraft to fly in al five of the naval engagements fought exclusively by aircraft carriers and was credited with sinking the first Japanese fleet submarine and dropping the first bombs on Japanese-occupied soil during the war. The SBD was also active in the Atlantic, sinking Vichy French shipping at Casablanca and German vessels in Scandinavian waters. In between his authoritative accounts of these missions, Barrett Tillman tells the rousing story of the men who took the "slow but deadly" Dauntless into combat, loving her for her ruggedness and dependability while wishing for more speed and firepower. Among the people he describes is the pilot who nearly single-handedly knocked out a Japanese carrier and died in the process, and SBD squadron that flew unexpectedly into the Pearl Harbor attack. Filled with fascinating photographs, this book was widely acclaimed in 1976 when first published and is now available for the first time in paperback.
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On Yankee Station: The Naval Air War over Vietnam
(Combining vivid personal narrative with historical and op...)
Combining vivid personal narrative with historical and operational analyses, this book takes a candid look at U.S. naval airpower in the Vietnam War. Coauthors John Nichols, a fighter pilot in the war, and Barrett Tillman, an award-winning aviation historian, make full use of their extensive knowledge of the subject to detail the ways in which airpower was employed in the years prior to the fall of Saigon. Confronting the conventional belief that airpower failed in Vietnam, they show that when applied correctly, airpower was effective, but because it was often misunderstood and misapplied, the end results were catastrophic. Their book offers a compelling view of what it was like to fly from Yankee Station between 1964 and 1973 and important lessons for future conflicts. At the same time, it adds important facts to the permanent war record. Following an analysis of the state of carrier aviation in 1964 and a definition of the rules of engagement, it describes the tactics used in strike warfare, the airborne and surface threats, electronic countermeasures, and search and rescue. It also examines the influence of political decisions on the conduct of the war and the changing nature of the Communist opposition. Appendixes provide useful statistical data on carrier deployments, combat sorties, and aircraft losses.
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Dauntless: Novel of Midway and Guadalcanal
(Rogers and his comrades pilot untested dive bombers from ...)
Rogers and his comrades pilot untested dive bombers from the deck of the U.S.S. Yorktown, battling the Japanese in the conflicts at Midway and Guadalcanal.
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Combat Aircraft - SBD Dauntless Units of World War 2
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Henry Barrett Tillman
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Henry Barrett Tillman is an American author. Recipient Contributors award American Aviation History Society, Los Angeles, 1978; Writing award United States Air Force History Foundation, Washington, 1981; Writing award North America Oceanographic Society, 1987; Writing award Naval Order of the United States, 1993; Admiral Arthur Radford award, 1994; Naval Institute Proceedings General Prize, 2009.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Journalism, University Oregon, 1971.
Career
Freelance author, Athena, Oregon, 1972-1982, since 1989;public, Champlin Museum Press, Mesa, Arizona, 1982-1986;managing editor, The Hook Magazine, Bonita, California, 1986-1989.
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SBD Dauntless Units of World War 2 (Osprey Combat Aircraft 10)
(Unquestionably the most successful dive-bomber ever to se...)
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The Sixth Battle
(Commander of a task force off the South African coast, Vi...)
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On Yankee Station: The Naval Air War over Vietnam
(Combining vivid personal narrative with historical and op...)
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Dauntless: Novel of Midway and Guadalcanal
(Rogers and his comrades pilot untested dive bombers from ...)
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Dauntless Dive Bomber of World War Two
(Popularly known as the Douglas Dauntless, the U.S. Navy's...)
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Wildcat: The F4F in World War II
(The dramatic study of the U.S. Navy's famous F4F fighter,...)
- Wildcat The F4F in World War Two
- Wildcat. The F4F In World War II
- On Yankee Station. The Naval Air War Over Vietnam
- On Yankee Station: The Vietnam Naval Air War.
- Combat Aircraft - SBD Dauntless Units of World War 2
- On Yankee Station
- On Yankee Station. The Naval Air War Over Vietnam
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SBD Dauntless Units of World War 2 (Osprey Combat Aircraft 10)
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Quotations: "In an emergency you will not rise to the occasion. You will default to your level of training."
Membership
President Chamber of Commerce, Athena, 1976-1977, Caledonian Games, Athena, 1978-1979. Commissioner County Planning Commission, Umatilla County, Oregon, 1976-1979. Councilor City Council, Athena, 1990, commissioner police, parks, library.
Member United States Naval Institute, National Rifle Association, Tailhook Association (all life).
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Independent
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1971
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1972 - 1982
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1982 - 1986
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1986 - 1989
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1989
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1991 - 2108
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Recipient Contributors award American Aviation History Society, Los Angeles, 1978, Writing award United States Air Force History Foundation, Washington, 1981, Writing award North America Oceanographic Society, 1987, Writing award Naval Order of the United States, 1993, Admiral Arthur Radford award, 1994.Recipient Contributors award American Aviation History Society, Los Angeles, 1978, Writing award United States Air Force History Foundation, Washington, 1981, Writing award North America Oceanographic Society, 1987, Writing award Naval Order of the United States, 1993, Admiral Arthur Radford award, 1994.