This book details the exploits of the highly skilled Naval Aviators
charged with achieving air supremacy over New Guinea in their
A6M2/3 Zero-sens. The combat record of the Zero-sen in New Guinea
has mostly been overstated, with little due being given to the
constraining conditions under which the fighter operated. The air
combats fought over New Guinea in 1942 between Imperial Japanese
Naval Air Force (IJNAF) pilots and their Allied counterparts in
P-39 Airacobras and P-40 Warhawks were often ‘trial and error’
affairs, with both belligerents being caught out by weather. This
study covers the key role played by governing factors including
geography and climatic conditions, and examines the modified
tactics employed by IJNAF Zero-sen pilots to help them cope
in-theatre through the comprehensive analysis of RAAF, USAAF and
Japanese operational after action reports. Using first-hand
accounts from both famous aviators and previously unknown RAAF and
Japanese pilots, and specially commissioned artwork, leading South
Pacific historian and author Michael John Claringbould sheds new
light on the air war fought over the wilds of New Guinea during the
course of 1942.
General
Imprint: |
Osprey Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Dogfight |
Release date: |
November 2023 |
Authors: |
Michael John Claringbould
|
Illustrators: |
Jim Laurier
(Illustrator)
• Gareth Hector
(Illustrator)
|
Dimensions: |
248 x 184 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
80 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4728-5749-1 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-4728-5749-6 |
Barcode: |
9781472857491 |
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