Project 9: The Birth of the Air Commandos in World War II by Okerstrom, Dennis R - 2014

Columbia, MO.: Univ. of Missouri Press, 2014. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xviii + 300 pp., b/w photos, notes, sources, index. The story of the Air Commandos & their work regarding the invasion of Burma flying in troops & supplies behind Japanese lines. Flat signed on the t.p., "R.E. Cole." He is in the book. Cole was the last surviving Doolittle Raider passing away in 2019. After the Doolittle Raid he served in the Air Commandos. Laid in loose is a pamphlet dealing with the Air Commandos which is also flat signed by R.E. Cole (he is mentioned in the pamphlet also). Black cloth bound hard cover book & d/w both in near fine cond.