Sunburst: The Rise of Japanese Naval Air Power, 1909-1941 - Softcover

Peattie, Estate Of Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 159114664X ISBN 13: 9781591146643

Publisher: Naval Institute Press, 2013

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

Mark R. Peattie was a senior research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He wrote and cowrote seven books including Kaigun before his death in early 2014.

Review:

"A must-have for any serious scholar of the Pacific War." --Air & Space Magazine

"Undoubtedly one of the most important books concerning World War II to appear in the last decade." --The Hook

"Undoubtedly one of the most important books concerning World War II to appear in the last decade." --The Hook

"Undoubtedly one of the most important books concerning World War II to appear in the last decade." --The Hook

About this edition

• Publisher: Naval Institute Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 159114664X
• ISBN 13: 9781591146643
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 392