Fist From the Sky - Couverture souple

Smith, Peter C.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0811733300 ISBN 13 : 9780811733304

Editeur : Stackpole Books, 2006

Synopsis

Fascinating look from the Japanese side at Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway

Fully authorized account including contemporary interviews with those that flew with Lt. Cdr. Egusa
Lieutenant Commander Takashige Egusa was one of the Imperial Japanese Navy's most skillful and influential dive-bomber pilots. He led an attack force against Pearl Harbor, calmly circling his special flame-red Aichi dive bomber before selecting his target. Assaults on the deadly gun batteries of Wake Island followed, as well as air support for the invasion of Ambon. Badly burned at Midway, Egusa returned to duty, only to be killed on his final mission. As one Japanese officer said, "He was the 'God of Dive-Bombing.'" Fully placed in historical context and backed by a wealth of detail from archives, family records, photographs, and memories of contemporaries, the full story of Egusa's bravery, leadership qualities, and illustrious career comes to life.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Peter C. Smith is a well-known authority on the history of dive-bombing and is the author of over sixty naval history books that are published on four continents. He currently lives with his wife and two Labradors in Bedfordshire, England.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Stackpole Books
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0811733300
• ISBN 13: 9780811733304
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV; info@simonandschuster.nl; ; Herculesplein 96; Utrecht; 3584 AA; Pays-Bas