Santiago A. Flores

Mexicans at War (eBook, ePUB)

Mexican Military Aviation in the Second World War, 1941-1945

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The untold story of Mexican aviators in WWII, including their role in the Battle of the Philippines, is revealed in this illustrated military history. When Mexico's neighbor to the north entered World War II, German U-Boats began haunting the North American coastline. And when the Kriegsmarine torpedoed Mexican tankers, the young republic was drawn into the global conflict. At first, Mexico was forced to defend its coastline and shipping with general purpose biplanes. But it quickly organized a modern aviation force equal to the task. The newly formed Mexican Naval Aviation established its first squadron to patrol the Gulf of Mexico. Meanwhile, the Mexican Air Force experienced its most rapid growth since it was established in 1915. In 1944, it sent combat pilots to fight alongside the U.S. in the liberation of the Philippines. Even before Mexico's official involvement, Mexican nationals were volunteering for the Allied air forces of the British Commonwealth and the Free French naval and air forces. Using photos and archival testimony, Mexicans at War sheds much-needed light on Mexican involvement in the Second World War. The introduction also provides a detailed overview of Mexican military aviation from the Mexican Revolution to WWII.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Helion & Company Ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781913118396
• Artikelnr.: 56848435

Autorenporträt

Santiago A. Flores was born in San Diego, California. He was raised and educated in the border town of Tijuana Baja California, Norte Mexico. He started to research Mexican Military Aviation in 1972, after he discovered how little information was available on the subject. He has published over 220 articles on Mexican aviation and other aviation subjects in aviation magazines, internet and facebook in Mexico and overseas and has given conferences on the subject in Mexico and in the United States. He served in the US Army completing three overseas tours to include Desert Storm 1991 and the later in Afghanistan in support of Coalition forces after 9/11. He has been recognized for his efforts to expand general knowledge of Mexican aviation history in 1999 with the Francisco Sarabia Conquistador del Cielo Medal during Aeroexpo 1999 at Acapulco, Mexico and in 2015 during the centennial of Military aviation by the Commander of the Mexican Air Force. He is currently living in San Diego California with his wife Gaby and his daughters Alison and Lorena.