Japanese Army Air Force Aces 1937–45, Aircraft of the Aces 13, Osprey

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 defence of the Home Islands. 

Contents:

• The China and Nomonhan Incidents
• China-Burma-India Theatre
• New Guinea
• Home Defence
• Appendices

Author: Henry Sakaida

Publisher: Osprey publishing

Description: 100 pages, Paperback, 247 X 184 mm.

Condition: FINE

Shipping weight: 440 gr.