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Japanese Army Air Force Units and Their Aces : 1931-1945
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hata, Ikuhiko.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Japan. Nihon Rikugun Kōkūbutai--History.
- Japan.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, Japanese--Japan--Biography.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Fighter pilots.
- Local Subjects:
- Japan. Nihon Rikugun Kōkūbutai--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (881 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- : Grub Street Publishing, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Hitherto only available in Japanese text, this unique work is now published in English language format (reprinted now following exceptional demand) and provides an in-depth review of the fighter units of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force and their pilots. This translation is a companion volume to other Grub Street titles such as Aces High and Stars and Bars. It is and indispensable reference for the serious research student and historian. Ikuhiko Hata is a past Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson Center and presently Professor of History at Nihon University. His previous works include A History of
- Contents:
- ""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Glossary of Japanese Terminology""; ""Section One: Background to the JAAF Fighter Force""; ""The First Fighters of the Japanese Army Air Force""; ""The “China Incident� Begins""; ""Fighting Spreads to Central China""; ""Failure to End the China Incident""; ""Manchuria and Nomonhan""; ""In the Footsteps of War: The Hayabusa Fighter Units""; ""The Pacific War Commences""; ""The Air Battles over New Guinea""; ""Burma""; ""The China Theatre of Operations""; ""The Battle for the Philippines""
- ""Battles over the Homeland""""Section Two: The Units""; ""Section Three: The Aces � Biographical Notes""; ""Numerical Listing of the Aces (8 or more victories)""; ""Birthplaces of The Aces of the JAAF by Prefecture""; ""Major Air Combats involving Fighter Units of the JAAF""; ""Casualty List of JAAF Fighter Pilots""; ""Map Section""; ""Airfield Names of JAFU""; ""Photo Credits for Aces Section""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781909166288
- 1909166286
- OCLC:
- 855504455
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