JAPANESE NAVAL AIR FORCE FIGHTER UNITS AND THEIR ACES 1932 - 1945 ** LIKE NEW **
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Characteristics
| Book cover finish | Hardcover ( square back binding ) |
| Special features | Dust jacket |
| Condition | LIKE NEW |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Published date | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Size | 16 x 24 x 3.5 cm |
| Author | Ikuhiko Hata, Yasuho Izawa & Christopher Shores |
| Editor | Grub Street |
Description
This book is a companion volume to Japanese Army Air Force Fighter Units and Their Aces, 1931-1945, published by Grub Street in 2002. As such, it also represents a major update and revision of Messrs Hata's and Izawa's earlier book of a similar title, published in the USA some 20 years ago.
The book begins with a comprehensive account of the operations of naval fighter units throughout the period under review. This is followed by individual sections detailing the history and achievements of each unit involved, whether land-based or carrier-based. A major section then provides biographical details of all pilots who claimed eight or more aerial victories.
As might be expected from such a work, numerous appendices provide detailed listings of all pilots known to have claimed five or more victories (and thus considered to be 'aces'); listings of the graduation from training of all Japanese Navy fighter pilots, and fighter pilot casualties; as well as an extensive list of comparisons between claims and actual losses.
The book is profusely illustrated with photographs, maps, and artists' side-view drawings and paintings of aircraft relevant to each of the units described.
About the Authors:
Ikuhiko Hata is a past Visiting Fellow at the University of Michigan, a past Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson Center, and currently a Professor of History at Nihon University. His previous works include A History of the Japanese-Chinese War, 1931-1941.
Yasuho Izawa is an ophthalmic optician whose previous works include Japanese Army Air Force Fighter Units and Their Aces 1931-1945 (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 highly acclaimed writer on military aviation history. Usually leading a team of researchers, he has authored 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 around 40 years of experience, and from which he recently retired. He is now devoting his time to many future projects, which will be published through Grub Street.
Source: Publisher's summary printed on cover