Aces of the Rising Sun 1937-1945

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An in depth Tome of the "Aces" Series but not issued as a Series book.Very little has been published in English on the air arms of the Japanese Army and Navy, and the pilots who flew for them. Yet between 1937 and 1945, 150 JAAF and 21 Imperial Japanese Navy pilots achieved 'ace' status in eight years of near-constant warfare. This book relates the experiences of both air forces, revealing how the JAAF aces achieved their scores flying over terrain ranging from the Mongolian plains to the jungles of New Guinea, and how the IJN pilots drew on their experience of fighting over Manchuria, China and Mongolia to take on Allied forces in the Pacific Title: Aces of the Rising Sun 1937-1945 Author Name: Sakaida, Henry ISBN Number: 1841766186 ISBN-13: 9781841766188 Location Published: Great Britain, Osprey Publications: 2002 Binding: Softcover Book Condition: As New Pages: 208 Categories: Osprey Books, Aviation & Air Campaign, Aircraft & Aviation Seller ID: 8672

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