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Bartsch, William Henry was born on January 18, 1933 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Henry G. and Elsa Margit (Nilsson) Bartsch.
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During the first three days of the Japanese assault on American Pacific bases in December of 1941, the 24th Pursuit Group, the only unit of interceptor aircraft in the Philippine Islands, was almost destroyed as an effective force. Yet the group’s pilots, doomed from the start by their limited training, an inadequate air warning system, and lack of familiarity with the few flyable pursuit aircraft they had left, fought on against immensely superior number of Japanese army and navy fighters. “. . . bold drama, with almost novel-like narration. This is good history. . . .” –Daniel R. Mortensen, Office of Air Force History “. . . an engrossing and minutely detailed account based on a variety of US and Japanese government and military records and on personal interviews with the surviving pilots.” –Choice “. . . an admirably detailed history . . . the work will [be of] interest to both aviation buffs and students of WWII.” –Publisher’s Weekly “Ignoring the point of view of the top brass, Bartsch’s book becomes a triumph of human interest rather than another statistical account. . . . A winning account of a losing campaign defended by courage and honor.” –Journal of Military History “. . . as much a compelling human drama as an objective and detailed unit history. . . . a prodigious achievement in unit history research that does overdue justice to the memory of a tragic group of airmen who did the best they could with what they had under extraordinary circumstances and against thoroughly daunting adversity.” –Military History
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(During the first three days of the Japanese assault on Am...)
During the first three days of the Japanese assault on American Pacific bases in December of 1941, the 24th Pursuit Group, the only unit of interceptor aircraft in the Philippine Islands, was almost destroyed as an effective force. Yet the group's pilot, doomed from the start by their limited training, an inadequate air warning system, and lack of familiarity with the few flyable pursuit aircraft
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Bartsch, William Henry was born on January 18, 1933 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Henry G. and Elsa Margit (Nilsson) Bartsch.
Washington & Lee University, United States of America, 1951-1955, Bachelor of Arts Economic. University of Stockholm, 1956-1957. University of Virginia, United States of America, 1955-1956, 1957-1958, Master of Arts International Rel.
University of London, 1963-1969, Doctor of Philosophy Economic. Spoken languages: French, English, Farsi, Swedish.
Senior Economist, Employment Planning & Population Branch, Employment & Development Department, International Labor Organization/Office since 1989. Senior Liaison Officer with World Bank & Inter-American Development Bank, International Labor Organization/Office, Washington, District of Columbia, 1982-1989. Interregional Advisor on Organization of Special Public Works Programnes, International Labour Organization, Geneva, 1978-1981.
Chief Tech Advisor, International Labor Organization/Office/United Nations Development Program Manpower & Employment Strategy Planning Project(s), Indonesia, 1977-1978. Manpower Assessment & Planning Expert, Advisor, International Labor Organization/Office/United Nations Development Program Project(s), Indonesia, Fiji, 1973-1977. Rch Economist, International Labour Organization, Geneva, 1969-1973.
Assistant Program Officer, United States Agency for International Development Mission to Jamaica, 1963. Rch Association, Special Operations Rch Office, American University, Washington, District of Columbia, 1962-1963. V Cons, United States Cons, Kuwait, 1960-1961.
Intelligence Rch Officer, United States State Department, 1958-1960.
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Author: Problems of Employment Creation In Iran, 1970, The Economy of Iran, 1940-1970, 1971, Employment and Technology Choice in Asian Agriculture, 1977, Doomed at the Start, 1992, December 8, 1941: MacArthur's Pearl Harbor, 2003. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Fulbright fellow, 1956-1957. Helen Lee Wessel fellow, 1955-1956. Member American Economic Association, American Aviation History Society, Society Military History, United States Naval Institute, World World War II Studies Association, Pacific War Study Group, Phi Beta Kappa.
Employment planning in developing countries. History of the Pacific War, 1941-1945.
Married Lila Sepehri, August 5, 1965. Children: Shadi, Blake.