Originally published under title: Japanese Army Air Force fighter units and their aces, 1931-1945. London: Grub Street, 2001.
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... aircraft see: John Stanaway, Nakajima Ki.43 'Hayabusa:' Allied Code Name 'Oscar' (Bennington, VT; Merriam, 2006). 29. Ikuhiko Hata, Yasuho Izawa and Christopher Shores, Japanese Army Fighter Aces 1931–45 (Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole ...
This long awaited title provides a fantastic reference resource on the uniforms, dress, flight gear and personal weaponry of the Imperial Japanese Navy airmen of World War II. It includes detailed descriptions of flight gear, including ...
During the Japanese occupation of large parts of Asia and the Pacific in 1941–45, Japan raised significant numbers of troops to fight alongside them, as well as militias to guard their conquests.
Photographs of pilots and aircraft are also included, along with line drawings indicating the unit markings carried. This revised edition is a companion volume to Japanese Naval Air Force Fighter Units and Their Aces, 1932–1945.
In this second book the author describes the deployments, organisation, uniforms and equipment of the Army - including the dreaded Kempei-tai military police - the naval infantry, paratroopers, special raiding units, and foreign auxiliaries ...
This book details the exploits of the 'Dragon Slayers' who, flying the very latest singleand twin-engined fighters, exacted a heavy toll on the AAF Boeing bombers using a range of tactics including ramming.
... a copy until the 1920s or the 1930s.26 A detailed instruction booklet on the handling of the “holy portrait” was distributed to the recipients requiring that the go-shin'ei be stored in an altar-like wooden “shrine” (hoanden).
... JAPANESE PACIFIC ISLAND DEFENSES 1941-45 1841765562 FOR 003 U - BOAT BASES AND BUNKERS 1941-45 1841764272 FOR 004 ... ARMY 1939-45 ( 2 ) MIDDLE EAST & MEDITERRANEAN THE JAPANESE ARMY 1931-45 ( 2 ) 1942-45 WARRIOR ( WAR ) Motivation ...
The book explores the critical importance of Pan-Asianism in Japanese imperialism.