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American Aces Against the Kamikaze: Aircraft of the Aces (Osprey), cartea 109

Autor Edward M. Young Ilustrat de Mark Styling
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 7 oct 2012
The Japanese High Command realized that the loss of Okinawa would give the Americans a base for the invasion of Japan. Its desperate response to the invasion of Okinawa was to unleash the full force of the Special Attack Units, known in the west as the Kamikaze ('Divine Wind'), in the hope of inflicting punishing casualties on the US Pacific fleet that in turn disrupted the invasion. In a series of mass attacks in between April and June 1945, more than 900 Kamikaze aeroplanes were shot down. Conventional fighters and bombers accompanied the Special Attack Units as escorts, and to add their own weight to the attacks on the US fleet. In the air battles leading up to the invasion of Okinawa, as well as those that raged over the island in the three months, that followed, and in strikes on Japanese airfields in Kyushu (the base of the Special Attack Units), the Japanese lost more than 7000 aircraft both in the air and on the ground. In the course of the fighting, 67 Navy, 21 Marine, and three USAAF pilots became aces, destroying at least five aircraft between March and June 1945. In many ways it was an uneven combat. While many regular Japanese Army and Navy aviators volunteered for the Special Attack Units, a large number of the pilots in the Special Attack Units were inexperienced and only recently out of flying training. They also often flew obsolete aircraft. These less experienced pilots were no match for the Hellcat, Corsair and Thunderbolt pilots who were at the peak of their game. Indeed, many of the latter had been flying fighters for two or more years, and had previous combat experience. On numerous occasions following these uneven contests, American fighter pilots would return from combat having shot down up to six Japanese aeroplanes during a single mission. Indeed, during the campaign 13 Navy, five Marine Corps and two USAAF pilots became 'aces in a day'.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781849087452
ISBN-10: 1849087458
Pagini: 96
Ilustrații: Illustrations (some col.)
Dimensiuni: 180 x 246 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Seria Aircraft of the Aces (Osprey)


Notă biografică

Edward Young is a retired financial executive with degrees in Political Science from Harvard University and the University of Washington. During his career he held assignments in New York, London, Tokyo and Hong Kong. He has written a number of books and numerous articles on aviation and military history. He is the author of Osprey Campaign Series 136 Meiktila, Warrior Series 141 Merrill's Marauders and Osprey Combat Aircraft Series 87 - B-24 Liberators of the Tenth and Fourteenth Air Forces (forthcoming). He lives with his wife in Seattle, Washington.

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"As usual, there are superb period photos of the pilots and planes involved as well as many pages of nicely done color profiles. It is a book that I know you will enjoy reading and one that covers a subject that always draws interest."
- Scott Van Aken, Modeling Madness (November 2012)

"Color profiles by Mark Styling vividly season this study. And evocative archival photos enhance Young's exciting account."
- Rachel E. Veres, www.cybermodeler.com (December 2012)

"Military collections in general and aviation libraries in particular will welcome this specific survey."
- James A. Cox, The Midwest Book Review (January 2013)

"This is another winner from Osprey Publishing, recounting the story of Japan's most shocking weapon of the conflict--human suicide bombers."
- WWII History Magazine (June 2013)