|
|
Takaki, Koji And, Sakaida, Henry ListingsIf you cannot find what you want on this page, then please use our search feature to search all our listings. Click on Title to view full description
|
|
|
|
1 |
Takaki, Koji and, Sakaida, Henry B-29 Hunters of the JAAF. Osprey Aviation Elite 5.
Oxford, Osprey Publishing 2001 1841761613 / 9781841761619 Softcover Very Good
128 pages, well illustrated, 33 color profiles, map, pictorial wrappers, 7-1/2 by 10 inches, very good. Series editor: Tony Homes. From the back cover: "'B-29! ' No other term struck such terror in the hearts of the Japanese public during World War 2, for it was the Boeing bomber that finally brought the war home to the residents of Tokyo, Nagoya, Kobe and numerous other cities in the home islands from mid 1944 through to VJ-Day. Flying at high altitude, and devastating targets with both high explosives and incendiaries, the Superfortresses conducted very long range missions from recently-captured island bases in the western Pacific. Although ill-equipped to defend the home islands, the Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) threw itself into the task wholeheartedly. Fighter sentai initially attempted to repel the B-29s through conventional means, but pilots soon realized that the bomber was virtually impossible to shoot down. As a final resort, units formed specialist ramming flights, and these proved highly successful up until the arrival of USAAF escort fighters in April 1945. Detailing some of the most remarkable aerial engagements of World War 2, this volume reveals the huge sacrifices made by the JAAF in the final year of the war as it fought in vain to defend Japan. " ; 128 pages
Price:
20.00 USD
|
|
Add to Shopping Cart |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Takaki, Koji And, Sakaida, Henry on 50000books.com
Takaki, Koji And, Sakaida, Henry on Celadorbooks.com
Takaki, Koji And, Sakaida, Henry on Edconroybooks.com
| Takaki, Koji And, Sakaida, Henry on Hookedonhistory.com
Takaki, Koji And, Sakaida, Henry on Nenevalley-railwaybooks.co.uk
Takaki, Koji And, Sakaida, Henry on Oncereadbooks.com
| Takaki, Koji And, Sakaida, Henry on Runforcoverbooks.com
Takaki, Koji And, Sakaida, Henry on Trivillagebooks.com
|
|
|
