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Japanese Army Air Force Aces 1937-45

By: Osprey

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Aircraft of the Aces - World War II - Axis


Product Info

Title
Japanese Army Air Force Aces 1937-45
Publisher
Category
Author
Henry Sakaida
Publish Year
1998
Pages
96
Dimensions
7.5x10x.5"
NKG Part #
2148132491
Type
Hardcover
Series
ACE13

Description

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 defense of the Home Islands.