'THE DAUNTLESS DIVE BOMBER OF WW2' by Barrett Tillman.

First UK edition 1993. Published by Airlife Publishing Ltd. 

Hardback with Dust-Wrapper. Measures: 6.25 by 8.75 inches. 232 pages. Fully illustrated with black & white photos.

Though considered obsolete at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Dauntless turned the tide of war in the Pacific

with the destruction of four Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway, making its mark in aviation history for sinking

more enemy carriers than any other aircraft. Still in service at war's end, the Dauntless was the only U.S. carrier aircraft

in operation from Pearl Harbor to V-J Day.

The Dauntless was the only American Navy aircraft to fly in all five of the naval engagements fought exclusively by

aircraft carriers and was credited with sinking the first Japanese fleet submarine and dropping the first bombs on

Japanese-occupied soil during the war.

The SBD was also active in the Atlantic, sinking Vichy French shipping at Casablanca and German vessels in

Scandinavian waters.