Henry Sakaida

Japanese Army Air Force Aces 1937-45 (eBook, PDF)

Illustrator: Race, Grant

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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, and 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. Aircraft of the Aces 13 and 22 are also available in a single volume as 'Aces of the Rising Sun 1937-1945'.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 100
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781782005735
• Artikelnr.: 44866907

Autorenporträt

Peter Mersky is a former US Navy commander who won the highest naval award for journalism following the publication of 'F-8 Crusader Units of the Vietnam War' and 'RF-8 Crusader Units over Cuba and Vietnam' (Combat Aircraft 7 and 12.) He retired from the service last year to become a full time aviation writer.

Jim Laurier attended Paier School of Art in Hamden and has been working professionally in the field of Fine Art and Illustration ever since. He is a qualified pilot, and in his paintings he combines his love of history with his flying experiences to create some of the most realistic and historically accurate aviation art seen today. Jim's work is on permanent display at the Pentagon and has been published in many books, magazines, and calendars.