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An illustrated account of the little-known operations of the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force's flying boat units during World War 2.

Dive into the heart of wartime innovation and manufacturing through this groundbreaking book, unveiling a riveting narrative of technological mastery and organizational ingenuity. This meticulously researched work challenges conventional views of wartime production, offering a fresh perspective on the incredible efforts that drove the Allies to victory. Young's insightful analyses illuminate the strategic collaboration between the aerospace an...

The US Navy's 1944 Philippines raids were the first time naval aircraft had challenged and beaten a land-based air force. With artwork and rare photos, this is the first book to study them. During September 1944, the US Navy's Task Force 38 launched a series of huge airstrikes against Japanese forces in the Philippines. Seventeen carriers, wielding over 1, 000 combat aircraft, made up the most powerful naval fleet assembled to date. It was the...

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An exciting account of the aerial battles fought by the USAAF's P38 Lightnings and the Jagdflieger's Bf 109Gs for dominance over North Africa and the Mediterranean.USAAF fighter pilots experienced a baptism of fire when flying the technically advanced but fragile P-38 Lightning over North Africa in the wake of 1942's Operation Torch. Their opponents were battle-hardened jagdflieger of the Jadgwaffe, flying the tried and tested Bf 109 in its ve...

This book examines the role of the Grumman F4F Wildcat, the US Navy's standard carrier fighter at the start of the Pacific War, and its clashes against the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force's Mitsubishi A6M Zero-sen.The US Navy went to war in December 1941 with the tubby Wildcat, the first of Grumman's famed 'cats', as its principal carrier fighter. Ruggedly built and well armed, the F4F's performance was inferior to the Japanese Zero-sen, yet...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This w...

An illustrated exploration of the dramatic aerial combats between the US Navy's long-range bomber and Japanese flying boats in the Pacific War.Edward M. Young explores these rarely written about combats, examining the aggressive and strategic tactics deployed by both US Navy and Imperial Japanese Navy Air Force and analyzing the technical improvements installed throughout the war.The PB4Y-1/2 Liberator/Privateer was the US Navy's first four-en...

Robert T. Ironside ist seit Jahren Chefinspektor bei der Polizei von San Francisco. Als er bei einem Anschlag auf ihn angeschossen wird und von da an im Rollstuhl sitzt, hält ihn das nicht von seiner kriminalistischen Arbeit ab. Als Leiter einer Spezialeinheit begibt sich der ebenso geniale wie eigenwillige Ironside weiterhin auf Verbrecherjagd. Ausgestattet mit allerlei Sondervollmachten und einem speziell umgebauten Van, stehen ihm außerdem ...

Using maps, contemporary photographs and new artwork, this book examines the Hellcat and the naval aviators who flew them. Joining combat in the Pacific in late 1943, the Hellcat squadrons soon demonstrated their ascendency over their Japanese opponents, culminating in the great 'Marianas Turkey Shoot' during the Battle of the Philippine Sea in June 1944. The fighter proved to be a dream for pilots to fly, allowing both novice and veteran Nava...

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Robert T. Ironside ist seit Jahren Chefinspektor bei der Polizei von San Francisco. Als er bei einem Anschlag auf ihn angeschossen wird und von da an im Rollstuhl sitzt, hält ihn das nicht von seiner kriminalistischen Arbeit ab. Als Leiter einer Spezialeinheit begibt sich der ebenso geniale wie eigenwillige Ironside weiterhin auf Verbrecherjagd. Ausgestattet mit allerlei Sondervollmachten und einem speziell umgebauten Van, stehen ihm außerdem ...

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