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

Mark R. Peattie

ISBN 10: 1861761945 / ISBN 13: 9781861761941

Published by Chatham Publishing, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sunburst: The Rise of Japanese Naval Air Power, 1909-1941
• Publisher: Chatham Publishing
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1861761945
• ISBN 13: 9781861761941
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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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 the Author

Mark R Peattie is a senior research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University with a Ph.D in Japanese history from Princeton University. He is the author or co-author of seven books including Kaigun: Strategy, tactics and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887-1941.