Zero - The Story of Japan's Air War in the Pacific -- As Seen by the Enemy (Paperback)

This is the thrilling saga of war in the air in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II told from the Japanese point of view. It is the story of the men who created, led, and fought in the deadly Zero fighter plane. In their own words, Jiro Horikoshi (who designed the Zero), Masatake Okumiya (leader of many Zero squadrons), and Saburo Sakai (Japan's leading surviving fighter ace) as well as many other men, tell the inside story of developing the Zero and Japan's air force. They tell what it felt like to bomb American ships and to shoot down American airplanes -- and then of their shock when the myth of invincibility was shattered by the new Lightning, Hellcat, and Corsair fighters. They tell of the fight against the growing strength of a remorseless American enemy; and how, in desperation the Japanese High Command ordered the creation of deadly suicide squadrons, the Kamikaze. And finally they reveal their reaction to the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

General

Imprint:	Milk and Cookies Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2021
First published:	March 2014
Authors:	Masatake Okumiya • Jiro Horikoshi
As told to:	Martin Caidin
Dimensions:	229 x 154 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	361
ISBN-13:	978-1-59687-987-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Air forces & warfare Books > History > General
LSN:	1-59687-987-4
Barcode:	9781596879874

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