Zero : The Story of Japan's Air War in the Pacific - As Seen by the Enemy

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Summary: The rise and fall of the Japanese Navy depended on the zero
Review: This book covers the early succeses of the Japanes Navy from the early years in China to the fall of the empire and the decline of the zero fighter against the newer American aircraft. It is a detailed and interesting insight into the Navys dependence on air cover in all their land based and carrier operations in world war two. I found this book well written and very detailed. This is not a story to be read like a novel but as a student of Japanese operations in the second worl war.

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Summary: Mitsubishi Zero supremacy finally fails.
Review: This is the true story of a Zero pilot who started flying combat in 1937 and continued until he was shot down by an F6F in 1944 at Rabaul. It is excellent. His encounters with our combat aircraft are dramatic. He leads a suicide mission from Iwo Jima to find our task force. We had just left the Bonins after a raid and we were covered by a rain storm.

Alex Thomas