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Japanese Submarine Aircraft. By Tadeusz Januszewski.  Mushroom Model Publications; ISBN: 8391632725
	The first English language book to describe in detail the aircraft carried by Japan's extensive submarine fleet in World War Two. More than any other nation, Japan designed, built and operated aircraft launched from submarines, using them for reconnaissance and also (uniquely) for bombing and attack missions. This fascinating history of an under-published aspect of World War  Two aviation warfare is illustrated with photographs, scale plans and full colour illustrations.  Click here to view details
Paperback - 144 pages (31 March, 2002)

 

Sunburst: The Rise of the Japanese Naval Air Power, 1909-1941 by Mark R. Peattie.  United States Naval Inst.; ISBN: 1557504326
	This is the vivid account of the Imperial Japanese Navy and its Naval Air Force. Click here to view details
Hardcover - 272 pages (February 2002)

 
 

Midway, the Japanese story. By Mitsuo Fuchida & Masatake Okumiya Aces Agains. Cassell Military; ISBN: 0304361542. Our Price: £6.99
	The most important battle of the Pacific war, told from the Japanese point of view Based on top secret documents destroyed at the end of the Second World War THE classic account of aircraft carriers in action, written by the most senior Japanese naval aviators to survive the war  Click here to view details
Paperback (9 May, 2002)
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Mitsubishi Type 1 Rikko 'Betty' Units of World War 2 (Osprey Combat Aircraft 22) by Osamu Tagaya. Osprey Publications; ISBN: 184176082X
	The most produced Japanese Bomber of World War II, the G4M "betty" saw action on every front of the Pacific Theater through VJ-Day. Built for the Imperial Japanese Navy, the Betty's long-range made it a key weapon, but its lack of protective armor and propensity to burst into flames when under fire earned it the nickname "the Flying Lighter." Forty original scale drawings commissioned for this volume and researched from original sources detail Betty variants and the uniforms worn by their crews. A detailed text includes reminisces from crewmembers and explanations of the tactics they used on every front Click here to view details
Hardcover - 96 pages  (May 2001)

 

Japanese Aircraft Interiors 1940-1945 by Robert C. Mikesh. Monogram Aviation Publishing; ISBN: 0914144618
	This book is about the interiors of Japanese Army and Navy aircraft  flown during the Second World War. It is a detailed survey covering crew stations, instrumentation and other equipment commonly associated within the interior of military aircraft. For quick reference, each aircraft discussed is shown by at least one external overall photograph. Interior colors are also shown and discussed. This is the only English language book of its type in-print today. Click here to view details
Hardcover  328 Pages (April 2001)

 

Aichi Val; by Peter C. Smith . The Crowood Press; ISBN: 1861262787. Our Price: £21.25
	The Aichi Val was the principal dive bomber for the Japanese fleet, scoring considerable successes against American and British warships. From the attack on Pearl Harbour to the Kamikaze raids in the closing stages of the war, it was a potent weapon. Using official records and the testimony of the men that designed and flew the Val, Peter Smith has assembled this work, which should appeal to both historians and modellers.  Click here to view details
Hardcover - 192 pages (21 June,  1999)
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Zero/Combat & Development History of Japan's Legendary Mitsubishi A6m Zero Fighter (Motorbooks International Warbird History)  by Robert C. Mikesh. Motorbooks International; ISBN: 087938915X
	Mikesh is that rare combination of combat pilot (he was a FAC during the Vietnam War) and historian (former curator at the Natl Air & Space Museum). Japanese military aviation is his speciality, and this book is the definitive history of Japan's remarkable Zero fighter. Click here to view details
(Paperback - 128 pages July 1994)

 

War Prizes: An Illustrated Survey of German, Italian and Japanese Aircraft Brought to Allied Countries During and After the Second World War by Phil Butler. Captain EM Brown.  Voyageur Press; ISBN: 0904597865
	This is the account of the various Axis aircraft captured by the Allies. Click here to view details
Hardcover - 320 pages  (April 1994)

 

Japanese Aircraft: Code Names & Designations (Schiffer Military/Aviation History) by Robert C. Mikesh. Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.; ISBN: 0887404472
	From ABDUL to ZEKE, this handbook covers all Allied designations for Japanese Navy/Army aircraft of WWII. Each aircraft is presented alphabetically according to its code name, and is also cross-referenced to its official (long) designations and project (short) designations. , over 170 b/w photos, 6" x 9"  Click here to view details
Hardcover - (March 1993)

 

Japanese Aircraft 1910-1941 . By Robert C. Mikesh, Shorzoe Abe. Brassey's: Putnam Aeronautical. ISBN: 0851778402
	This book provides invaluable coverage of the 'lost' years of Japanese aviation, from the early British influence before and after WWI, through the development of home industry, into the era of secrecy prior  to WWII. Click here to view details
Hardcover - 304 pages (1 August, 1990)

 

God's Samurai: Lead Pilot at Pearl Harbor (Brassey's Commemorative Series, Wwii) by Gordon William Prange, Donald M. Goldstein (Contributor), Katherine V. Dillon (Contributor). Brasseys, Inc.; ISBN: 0080374409
	The story of Mitsuo Fuchida, the career naval aviator who led the air attack on Pearl Harbor, served through the entire war, was in Hiroshima the day before and the day after the atomic bombing, and was even aboard the Missouri at the surrender ceremonies. Click here to view details
Hardcover - 349 pages  (September 1990)

 

The German Aircraft Carrier Graf Zeppelin. by Siegfried Breyer. Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.; ISBN: 0887402429
	This book presents an account of the use and actions of the aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin, the pride of the Kriegsmarine German navy in WWII. Click here to view details
Paperback - 48 pages (July 1990)
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Cracking the Zero Mystery: How the U.S. Learned to Beat Japan's Vaunted Wwii Fighter Plane by Jim Rearden. Stackpole Books; ISBN: 081172235X
	About the Japanese naval aircraft, the Zero, and the war with the US Navy. Click here to view details
Paperback  (March 1990)

 

Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War by Rene J. Francillon. Brassey's: Putnam Aeronautical; ISBN: 0851778011
	The most significant types of aircraft operated by the Army and the Navy immediately before and during the Pacific War are described in the two main sections of this book, while a series of appendices provides information on less important Japanese military aircraft, foreign-designed aircraft operated by Japanese forces, aircraft carriers and tenders, aero-engines and aircraft   armament.  Click here to view details
Hardcover 548 pages 3d revised edition (26 February, 1987)
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Japanese Aircraft of World War II by Collier. Smithmark Publishing; ISBN: 0831751371
	This is the history of the Japanese aircraft of WW2 Click here to view details
(Hardcover - May 1979)

 

Titans of the Seas: The Development and Operations of Japanese and American Carrier Task Forces During World War II by James H. Belote. HarperCollins; ISBN: 0060102780
	This is the vivid account of the Development and Operations of Japanese and American Carrier Task Forces During World War II Click here to view details
Hardcover - May 1975

 

Japanese Aircraft 1941 by Robert Mikesh (Author). Putnam Company Ltd; ISBN: 0851778402
	This is about Japanese Aircraft 1941 Click here to view details
Hardcover -

 

Japanese carrier air groups, 1941-45. by Rene J. Francillon. ISBN: 0850452953
	Details of the Pacific Air war and the Japanese carrier air groups 1941-1945. Click here to view details and [Order this book from US]
Hardcover - ()
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