This technohistory, a genre invented by the author, is the history
of the production and use of the famous Zero fighter aircraft, the
finest dogfighter in the air for most of World War II. Superbly
written with an eye to detail and to the poignant and resonant
moment, this poetic, highly charged narrative presents World War II
from the Japanese point of view. Ultimately more than the history
of an airplane—though the Zero is presented with the grandeur due
it—this book is an extremely astute presentation of the Japanese
character and world view. From a North American standpoint, Zero
Fighter makes a number of highly interesting points, having been
written for the Japanese market. For example, North Americans are
generally not aware of the success of the Zero fighter or of its
significance in Japanese minds. Both the superiority of the
aircraft in the early stages of the Pacific War and the great
stature of Jiro Horikoshi as an aircraft designer (he is to Japan
what the designer of the Spitfire is to the U.K.) will come as a
revelation to most readers here. Also completely unknown to most
North American readers is the story of the transport section at the
Nagoya Aircraft Works. This information is woven nicely into the
book, and has a great deal to say about the startling quality of
Japanese wartime industry: rigid in many ways, while producing a
plane of brilliant originality. The book is a moving picture of the
patience of the Japanese in the face of adversity, but perhaps most
important, Zero Fighter>/i> is Japanese. It is not often that
a Japanese book is encountered here that divulges intimate
knowledge about such a fascinating subject. There is significant
value in this as we enter an era in which the Japanese and American
people must share and respect the other's cultural point of view.
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