Sunburst: The Rise of Japanese Naval Air Power, 1909-1941Naval Institute Press, 2. 9. 2013 - Počet stran: 392 This acclaimed sequel to the Peattie/Evans prizewinning work, Kaigun, illuminates the rise of Japanese naval aviation from its genesis in 1909 to its thunderbolt capability on the eve of the Pacific war. In the process of explaining the navy's essential strengths and weaknesses, the book provides the most detailed account available in English of Japan's naval air campaign over China from 1937 to 1941. A final chapter analyzes the utter destruction of Japanese naval air power by 1944. |
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AIRBORNE | 21 |
FLIGHT DECKS | 52 |
SOARING | 77 |
ATTACKING A CONTINENT | 102 |
FORGING THE THUNDERBOLT | 129 |
DESCENDING IN FLAME | 168 |
Biographical Sketches | 203 |
Naval Aviation Vessels | 225 |
Naval Air Bases and LandBased Air Groups | 253 |
Principal Naval Aircraft | 264 |
Naval Aircraft Designation Systems | 302 |
Principal Naval Aircraft Engines | 306 |
The Hinerikomi Turningin Maneuver | 309 |
Notes | 313 |
Bibliography | 343 |
Glossary of Naval Aviation Terms | 221 |
Generic Organization of Japanese Naval Aviation | 223 |
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