Spitfire VC vs A6M2/3 Zero-sen: Darwin 1943 - Couverture souple

Ingman, Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1472829603 ISBN 13 : 9781472829603

Editeur : Osprey Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

Just weeks after Pearl Harbor, Darwin was mauled by a massive Japanese attack. Without a single fighter to defend Australian soil, the Australian government made a special appeal to Britain for Spitfires.

A year later the Spitfire VC-equipped No 1 Fighter Wing, RAAF, faced the battle-hardened 202nd Kokutai of the IJNAF, equipped with A6M2 Zero-sens, over Darwin. This was a gruelling campaign between evenly matched foes, fought in isolation from the main South Pacific battlegrounds. Pilots on either side had significant combat experience, including a number of Battle of Britain veterans. The Spitfire had superior flight characteristics but was hampered by short range and material defects in the tropical conditions, while the Japanese employed better tactics and combat doctrine inflicting serious losses on the over-confident Commonwealth forces.

Fully illustrated with detailed full-colour artwork, this is the gripping story of two iconic aircraft facing off against each other above Australia.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Peter Ingman is an author specialising in aviation and WWII Pacific War history. Peter has co-authored five widely acclaimed Australian WWII history books: Zero Hour in Broome, Carrier Attack Darwin 1942 and the South Pacific Air War trilogy. Through his publishing business Avonmore Books, Peter has also had extensive input into twenty further military history books by a variety of authors. An award-winning essayist, Peter is the Chairman of the History Group at the South Australian Aviation Museum. He lives in Adelaide with his two young children.

Jim Laurier is a native of New England and lives in New Hampshire. He attended Paier School of Art in Hamden, Connecticut, from 1974-78, and since graduating with Honours, he has been working professionally in the field of Fine Art and Illustration. He has been commissioned to paint for the US Air Force and has aviation paintings on permanent display at the Pentagon.

Gareth Hector is a digital artist of international standing and has also enjoyed a successful career in computer animation. He is an aviation history enthusiast and has contributed to numerous Osprey titles such as B-52 Stratofortress Units in Combat 1992-2025
and RAF Lightning Units of the Cold War. He lives in Perthshire, Scotland.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Osprey Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1472829603
• ISBN 13: 9781472829603
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Laurier Jim, Hector Gareth
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 80
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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