Marine Air Power

  Real Heroes Volume III

by Randy Jolly   ISBN 1-885347-02-2

Product Article by Ken Middleton  

  USMC Birthday 2005 

 

 

 

I have had this book in my collection for quite a few years now, and with the 230th birthday of the USMC, thought it was time I reviewed it. It was published in 1997, but many of the photos are still timely. There are 192 pages in this hardcover edition. Plenty of air-to-air and ground color photographs are included, many spanning a full page or even two pages. Text is included describing the chapter contents, but no photo captions are present.

The chapters are broken down as follows:

  • Introduction

  • F/A-18

  • CH-46

  • AV-8B  

  • CH-53

  • EA-6B

  • AH-1W

  • KC-130

  • UH-1N

  • CAX (Combined Arms Exercise)

  • WTI (Weapons and Tactics Instructor)

Randy Jolly includes many photos that show the USMC troops in addition to the aircraft.

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Though published in 1997, it can still be found in some online webstores. I did a quick check and found it available on Amazon.com

Not many books seem to have been published focusing on USMC air arm, but this one covers it well. I consider it a welcomed part of my book collection. Please click on the thumbnails for sample pages.

Ken

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Photos and text © by Ken Middleton