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Japanese Army Fighter Aces, 1931-45

By: Stackpole Books

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Military History Series (Stackpole Books)

Last Stocked on 3/26/2024

Product Info

Title
Japanese Army Fighter Aces, 1931-45
Publisher
Category
Author
Ikuhiko Hata, Yasuho Izawa, Christopher Shores
Publish Year
2002
Pages
340
Dimensions
6x9x.75"
NKG Part #
2147971118
Type
Softcover

Description

Beginning in Manchuria in 1931 and China in 1937 and intensifying after World War II broke out in the Pacific in 1941, the pilots of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force flew countless combat sorties for their emperor in Nakajima Ki-43, Kawasaki Ki-61, and other fighters. Many became aces and many more lost their lives against Americans, British, Chinese, and Soviets in places like Nomonhan, Burma, Indochina, New Guinea, the Philippines, and Okinawa - and in desperate missions against the B-29 bombers above Japan itself.

This fully illustrated book intertwines the stories of these fighter aces, their aircraft, and their battles.