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F6F Hellcat at War
Product Type: Book
Product Price: $24.99
Manufacturer: Zenith Press
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Description
Descended from the F4F Wildcat (and sometimes called the Wildcat’s “big brother”), the Grumman F6F Hellcat debuted with the Pacific Fleet in mid-1943 and soon was taking on Japanese Zero fighters. Over the next two years, the Hellcat proved to be the most successful fighter aircraft in naval history--with more than 5,000 air-to-air kills in the Pacific, and the highest kill/loss ratio of any American fighter plane in Army, Navy, or Marine service during World War II. Taking advantage of the Hellcat’s combination of easy handling and lethality, more than 300 of its pilots achieved “ace” status.
This lavishly illustrated book offers a thrilling look at the Hellcat at war--from its first action in September 1943, when fighters off the USS Independence shot down a spying seaplane, to its service with the British Fleet Air Arm and its part in the invasion of Southern France. Detailing the Hellcat’s design and development, telling its pilots’ war stories, and tracing the aircraft’s adventures through the end of World War II, this book is a fitting and fascinating tribute to a fighter plane whose performance in a few short years remains unmatched in the annals of naval warfare.Reviews
Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2010-06-27
Summary: "Nice photos, interesting narrative"
If a potential buyer is looking for a detailed technical analysis of the F6F or a catalog of squadrons, carriers, task forces and campaigns, this isn't the book. There's not a table or chart included. It is a general history, an engaging and easy-to-read narrative proceeding from the founding of Grumman Aircraft to the fate of the last Hellcat in US Navy service. Historical details are supported and enhanced with many personal stories. Nicely printed on heavy coated paper, there is at least one photograph on nearly every page, many of them in color, and all of them very well reproduced.
The first 62 pages of the book cover the Hellcat's ancestry, design & development, and manufacturing. As technical as it gets, this section includes descriptions of the aircraft's structure and systems, well illustrated with photos and diagrams. The next 62 pages are the combat history, including a brief mention of Hellcats in Europe with the Fleet Air Arm. The final 26 pages cover the post-war life of the Hellcat in US Navy and foreign service, and as survivors in museums.
For those already generally familiar with the Hellcat's story, there's not a lot to offer here. It is, however, interesting to page through and look at the photos, and the narrative is a good read. For someone not familiar with the Hellcat's role in the Pacific war, and how it came to be, this book is a terrific place to start.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2009-09-26
Summary: "Hellcat Aces"
I have read some of the other reviews of this book and agree that it is one of the best written specifically about the F6F Hellcat. This is the aircraft that won the Pacific War and was one of the best engineered aircraft for that time. This book goes in to great detail how the F6F evolved from it's humble beginnings to be the undisputed master of the heavens by the end of WWII. Cory Graff does an excellent job on the Hellcats, complete with some of the best archival photography I have ever seen. I have to agree with another reviewer that one of the best features of this book is the interview with Hellcat Fighter Ace, Ed "Wendy" Wendorf. His story is incredible. This is only a little piece of a long line of war adventures and exciting experiences of what it was like for a young man of 21, to go against outnumbering odds and circumstances, and survive. I have to admit to be a little biased, as I am the son of "Wendy" Wendorf, and if it had not been for the excellent engineering features of the F6F Hellcat, I would not be here either.
One of my favorite photos is on page 79 that shows my father "landing" on the deck of the Lexington, after being seriously injured in a dogfight with four Zeros. Lucky 13 made it back safely without a tailhook or flaps, and had over 220 holes in the aircraft from ground and air fire. Quite an engineering feat for any aircraft.
Sadly, when I go to air shows these days with my son, there are so few remaining F6F Hellcats these days. At one time there were literally thousands and today only a handful survive. This book is a tribute that will survive the test of time to one of America's finest fighting craft of that time period. Thank you Cory Graff.
Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2009-06-06
Summary: "Very Good!"
Not the definitive history of the F6F (that's still to be written) but a worthy addition to your aerolibrary. A good history with lots of great pictures. I especially like all the history of Grumman.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2009-05-01
Summary: "Great book and photos"
Graf's book is an excellent resource on the F6F Hellcat. There aren't many Hellcat books out there apart from a few thin forgettable ones that were published in the 1970's and 1980's. An exception of course is Barrett Tillman's "Hellcat." The difference between Graff's book and Tillman's is that the latter focuses only on a two-year window of the plane as it was used in WWII combat. It's definitely the thing if you want a lot of detailed information on the Hellcat's battles (and I'm a fan of Tillman's), but if you want more than page after page of chattering machine guns and legions of flaming Zeros, you should check out Graff's book.
It discusses aspects of the plane that have been ignored by virtually everyone, including why the plane was created, how it was put together, and how it was produced. It's been suggested in another review that the latter is out of place in an "At War" series. Personally, I think that a little material on the American workers who actually made the plane belongs in this type of book. American manufacturing and production efforts--along with our servicemen and women--have won us our wars. Graff tells good stories here with interesting details.
Three chapters cover the Hellcat's combat record in WWII--including its debut in 1943, the famous "Turkey Shoot" of 1944, and the kamikaze threat of 1945. There are also sections on the use of the fighter in the Atlantic and special night fighter and photo recon versions of the Hellcat.
The book is bigger than the other "At War" books. It's got about the same amount of text, but there are more and bigger photos in this book. There's a good interview with Wendy Wendorf, who became an ace in the Hellcat. It's also got some great material on the plane's post WWII use, including remote control drones used to measure atomic bombs, the Blue Angels, flying bomb attacks in Korea, Uruguay F6F's, and a discussion of the world's few remaining Hellcats. For a book of this size, though, the index could have been better. It's not very comprehensive and you have to practically use a microscope to use it.
The photographs are fantastic. Many of them I've never seen. There are lots of color shots, tons of wartime factory photos, and editorial cartoons from Grumman's newspaper--the book is full of `em. (Since Tillman's book has precious few, these images alone make the book a worthy addition to any collection on naval aviation history.)
Rating: 2 / 5
Date: 2009-04-22
Summary: "Hellcat Book Misses Its Target!"
Despite the major contribution the F6F made to victory in the Pacific, it has never received the historic coverage it deserved. There are dozens of books on P-51s, P-47s...even P-40s but precious few on the Hellcat. Being a fan of the Navy's air war in the Pacific, I was interested to see the notice for Cory Graff's F6F HELLCAT AT WAR. Sad to say, the finished product leaves much to be desired.
Reading this Zenith Press volume, I kept thinking: 'Where's the beef?' The book is titled F6F HELLCAT AT WAR. A reasonable person would think that meant lots of details on Hellcats in combat. Not so. Graff's book tops off at 159 pages. The combat sections add up to about 65 pages or roughly 40%. After an overly long history of Grumman Aircraft, Graff devotes 23 pages to describing the aircraft. Then 19 pages are devoted to how Grumman employees built the aircraft, pages which might have been more productively devoted to the "At War" aspect.
The combat chapters start on page 70. Graff supplies a superficial overview of the Navy's Pacific ops that's long on generalities and short on specifics regarding F6F pilots, squadrons and combats. In those 60-odd pages, he mentions a dozen pilots and includes stories for about half that number. Two of those stories - Vraciu's 6-in-1 and McCampbell's 9-in-1 fights - are pretty old hat, having been featured in various books and magazine articles. The Charlie Crommelin material was previously used in Graff's CLEAR THE DECK. Likewise, ten squadrons are mentioned in passing but many more aren't. The 'Rippers,' 'Grim Reapers,' 'Fabled Fifteen,' 'Sundowners,' etc. are nowhere to be seen nor are Gene Valencia, Connie Nooy, 'Skull' Stimpson, Cecil Harris, and other F6F pilots. Graff concludes with a chapter on F6F postwar use, service with other countries and warbird survivors.
Graff's book DOES have several things going for it. It features a wonderful collection of 160+ vintage and contemporary b&w and color photos. And it includes a nice interview with VF-16 ace Ed Wendorf.
Yet, if you want 'the beef' on F6F combats, this book fails far short. Check out Barrett Tillman's HELLCAT: THE F6F IN WORLD WAR II, HELLCAT ACES OF WORLD WAR 2, or even his U.S. NAVY FIGHTERS OF WORLD WAR II instead.