audiobook Justice and Remembrance: Introducing the Spirituality of Imam Ali by Reza Shah-Kazemi in History

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The Curtiss P-36 began its life in the US where it was considered a revolution in performance design in comparison to other US fighters. Its pilots achieved some of the first American victories of the war and many went on to become aces. One P-36 pilot; Frances Gabreski; became the leading US ace in the European Theater. Yet by the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor the P-40 was increasingly supplanting the P-36; which the US then exported to France under the guise of the Hawk 75. Flown by the French; captured by the Germans; sold to the Finns; transferred to India and Africa; and even incorporated into the RAF; the Hawk 75 saw service in every theater of operations and in a variety of combat environments. This book depicts the fascinating life of an aircraft that fought on both sides in the war; including the oft-overlooked Vichy French Air Force; with color artwork and photographs illustrating just how many national P-36 variants there were. First hand accounts recreate many of the conflicts that gave rise to over 60 pilots from several nations who became aces flying P-36 variants. This volume completes the Osprey Aircraft of the Aces coverage of the Curtiss Hawk family.