Michael John Claringbould

Broschiertes Buch

P-39/P-400 Airacobra Vs A6M2/3 Zero-Sen

New Guinea 1942

Illustrator: Laurier, Jim; Hector, Gareth

Beschreibung

This fully illustrated study describes how American and Japanese pilots clashed over extreme tropical conditions in remote New Guinea in the months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Autor

Michael John Claringbould was raised in Papua New Guinea, where he developed his fascination for the Pacific air war. During a career in the Australian foreign service he undertook postings across Oceania and the Pacific. He is author of several books, including a history of the Tainan Kaigun Kokutai in New Guinea, and The Roarin 20s, a unit history of the USAAF 312th Bombardment Group. Michael is also an associate editor of the historical aviation magazine Flightpath, to which he has been contributing articles for 18 years. He lives in Kambah, ACT, Australia. Jim Laurier is a native of New England, growing up in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. He has been drawing since he could hold a pencil and throughout his life he has worked in many mediums creating artwork on a variety of subjects. He has worked on the Osprey Aviation list since 2000, and in that time he has produced some of the finest artwork seen in these volumes. He lives in New Hampshire, USA. Gareth Hector is a digital artist of international standing as well as an aviation history enthusiast. Gareth completed the battlescene artwork and cover artwork. He lives in Perthshire, UK.

Produktdetails

• Duel
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juli 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 185mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 294g
• ISBN-13: 9781472823663
• ISBN-10: 1472823664
• Artikelnr.: 49092814