Japanese Army Air Force Aces 1937–45

Häftad, Engelska, 1997

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Little has been published in English on the Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF), let alone its most successful fighter pilots no less than 150 of them achieved ace status during eight years of near-constant war. They are all listed in this volume.From the arid plains of the Mongolian border region to the lush jungles of New Guinea, the JAAF was more than a match for the many opponents it fought against for control of the skies. Indeed, even when the mighty Allied war machine proved almost overwhelming from early 1944 onwards, the elite fighter pilots of the various sentais within the JAAF fought on with near-fanatical loyalty in defence of the Home Islands.

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Utgivningsdatum1997-04-15
Mått180 x 246 x 12 mm
Vikt720 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieAircraft of the Aces
Antal sidor100
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
IllustratörIain Wyllie, Mike Chappell, Mark Styling
ISBN9781855325296

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A third generation Japanese American (Sansei), Henry Sakaida has spent much of his life researching the shadowy history of the Japanese fighter pilot. His eye for detail, and exhaustive research, has led to him being given access to much archive material by former aces who have remained silent since the end of the war.Mark has illustrated several books in both the Aces and Combat Aircraft series. He has recently switched mediums from airbrush to Mac art, and has produced some of the best profiles Osprey has used to date in Combat Aircraft 18 Grant Race is a talented profile artist. He lives and works in Middlesex.