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Paperback Fist from the Sky: Japan's Dive-Bomber Ace of World War II Book

ISBN: B003XD0YKC

ISBN13: 9780811733304

Fist from the Sky: Japan's Dive-bomber Ace of World War II (Stackpole Military History)

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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.

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I am an enthusiast for stories about the naval-air conflicts of World War II. The subject of this biography, Egusa Takashige, was perhaps the foremost dive-bomber pilot of his generation, and led the dive-bomber squadrons of the Japanese aircraft carrier Soryu to many exploits of great aerial skill and daring, including Pearl Harbor, Ceylon, and Midway. I enjoyed the story-telling.
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