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Imperial Japanese Navy Aces 193745 - 9781855327276
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- Condition
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- Book Title
- Imperial Japanese Navy Aces 193745
- ISBN
- 9781855327276
- Publication Name
- Imperial Japanese Navy Aces, 1937-45
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Subject
- Government, History
- Publication Year
- 1998
- Series
- Osprey Aircraft of the Aces S.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 248 mm
- Item Weight
- 375 g
- Item Width
- 184 mm
- Number of Pages
- 96 Pages
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The outcome of the Pacific War was heavily influenced by the results of naval battles between the Imperial Japanese fleet and the US Navy. One of the key weapons of the former force was its large fighter component, which had gained valuable experience supporting bombing sorties on Manchuria, China and Mongolia in the late 1930s. Flying A5M Claudes, at least 21 pilots achieved 'acedom' whilst securing total air superiority for the invading Japanese forces. Manufacturer Mitsubishi derived much from these limited campaigns, and subsequently produced one of the best fighters on eighter side during World War 2, the A6M Zero-Sen. Employing this fighter to telling effect, navy pilots proved to be both relentless and highly skilled when engaged by the Allied forces that attempted to stop the Japanese invasion of the Pacific. Pilots like Nishizawa, Iwamoto, Sagita and Sakai cach scored more than 60 kills apiece, dominating the skies until well into 1943. The tide of war slowly shifted following a series of key carrier battles, forcing navy pilots to operate predominantly from shore bases in New Guinea, The Philippines and finally the Japanese home islands. New fighter types like the Raiden,
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-13
9781855327276
eBay Product ID (ePID)
89591999
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
96 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Imperial Japanese Navy Aces, 1937-45
Publication Year
1998
Subject
Government, History
Type
Textbook
Series
Osprey Aircraft of the Aces S.
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
248 mm
Item Weight
375 g
Item Width
184 mm
Volume
No.22
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
Illustrator
Mark Styling
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