Osamu Tagaya: 3 books
by Osamu Tagaya
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2013
The most produced Japanese bomber of the war the G4M saw action on every front from the first day of the Pacific conflict through to VJ-Day. The 'Betty's' very long range made it a key weapon during the opening year of the war. However, to achieve this, the aircraft was built with very little protective...
by Osamu Tagaya
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
The fateful attack on Pearl Harbor forced the Western world to revise its opinion of Japan's airmen. Before the war, Japanese aviators had been seen as figures of ridicule and disdain; yet the ruthless skill and efficiency of their performance in December 1941 and the months that followed won them...
Aichi 99 Kanbaku 'Val' Units
1937-42
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2013
The Aichi Type 99 Carrier Bomber (D3A) – code named 'Val' by Allied intelligence – was the mainstay of the Imperial Japanese Navy's carrier dive-bomber force from 1941 to 1943. It sank more Allied warship tonnage than any other Axis aircraft during World War 2. While the Val's participation in...