JAPANESE ARMY AIR FORCE FIGHTER UNITS AND THEIR ACES 1931 – 1945
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Characteristics
Book cover finish | Hardcover ( rounded spine binding ) |
Special features | Dust jacket |
Condition | Used good |
Number of pages | 340 |
Published date | 2002 |
Language | English |
Size | 24 x 16.5 x 2.5 cm |
Author | Ikuhiko Hata, Yasuho Izawa & Christopher Shores |
Editor | Grub Street |
Description
Hitherto only available in Japanese text, this unique work is now published in English language format and provides an in-depth review of the fighter units of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force and their pilots.
Commencing with a detailed study of the development, equipment, and operations flown by this force since its inception immediately after the end of World War I, until the catastrophic conclusion of World War II, the initial section deals with the wars in China and Manchuria, as well as the Pacific War of 1941-45.
The second section provides details of each of the units from formation onwards, listing the types of aircraft used, the bases from which they flew, and the unit and formation commanders. Details of the more notable actions in which each unit was involved are also provided.
Biographical notes relating to all of the more notable fighter pilots form the third section, whilst the book is liberally provided with supporting listings and a glossary of Japanese terms. The whole is heavily illustrated with photographs of the majority of the pilots and of typical aircraft of many of the units, together with line drawings indicating the unit markings carried.
This long-awaited translation is a companion volume to other Grub Street titles such as Aces High, Stars and Bars, and Bloody Shambles Vols 1 and 2. Indispensable reference for the serious research student and historian.
About the authors:
Ikuhiko Hata is a past Visiting Fellow of the University of Michigan, a past Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson Center, and presently Professor of History at Nihon University. His previous works include A History of the Japanese-Chinese War.
Yasuho Izawa is an ophthalmic optician whose past works include Japanese Naval Aces and Fighter Units (with Professor Hata) and Bloody Shambles Vols 1 and 2 (with Christopher Shores and Brian Cull). He lives in Tokyo.
Christopher Shores is a prolific and much-acclaimed writer on military aviation history. Working usually at the head of a team of researchers, he has written many of Grub Street's titles. He has also written numerous articles and monographs and has lectured widely on the subject. After serving in the RAF in the 1950s, he became a Chartered Surveyor, a profession in which he has gained some 40 years of experience and from which he recently retired. He is now devoting his time to many future projects that will be published through Grub Street.
Source: Publisher's summary printed on the cover