Japanese Army Air Force Aces 1937-45

Henry Sakaida

Osprey Publishing, Apr 15, 1997 - History - 96 pages

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

• CHAPTER: 6
• CHAPTER THREE: 52
• APPENDICES: 82

About the author

A third generation Japanese American (Sansei), Henry Sakaida has spent much of his life researching the shadowy history of the Japanese fighter pilot. His eye for detail, and exhaustive research, has led to him being given access to much archive material by former aces who have remained silent since the end of the war.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Japanese Army Air Force Aces 1937-45; Issue 13 of Aircraft of the Aces; Osprey aircraft of the aces
• Author: Henry Sakaida
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 1997
• ISBN: 1855325292, 9781855325296
• Length: 96 pages
• Subjects: History / Asia / Japan; History / Military / Aviation; Political Science / Labor & Industrial Relations