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Item Details
Title:
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IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY AVIATOR
1937-45 |
By: |
Osamu Tagaya, John White (Illus) |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£14.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1841763853 |
ISBN 13: |
9781841763859 |
Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
Pub. date: |
20 April, 2003 |
Series: |
Warrior S. No. 55 |
Pages: |
64 |
Description: |
An exploration of the world of the Imperial Japanese Navy airman in all its aspects. It covers his background, the cultural and social forces that moulded him, his recruitment and training, his daily life and his experience in service. The tactics and flying techniques used are also discussed. |
Synopsis: |
In the weeks and months which followed the Pearl Harbor attack, the disdainful pre-war stereotype of the Japanese airman widely held in the West gave way to a myth of this foe as some sort of invincible oriental superman. Later, as the tide turned, and the skill and experience of the average Japanese airman declined, the West saw him once more as an object of contempt and ridicule. Yet what was the truth behind the stereotype and the myth? This book explores the world of the Imperial Japanese Navy airman in all its aspects; his background, the cultural and social forces which moulded him, his recruitment and training, daily life and his experience in service. In the airmen of the Imperial Japanese Navy a modern aerial incarnation of an ancient warrior race blossomed. |
Illustrations: |
8 colour & 55 b&w illustrations, index |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Osprey Publishing |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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