Product Description: Dubbed the 'Oscar' by the Allies, the Ki-43 Hayabusa was the most prolific Japanese fighter of World War II. Accompanied by detailed appendices and specially commissioned artwork, this book expertly charts the experiences of the pilots and discusses the early stages of the war in South-East Asia, China, Burma, and New Guinea.
Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 940.544952 EAN: 9781846034084 ISBN: 1846034086 Label: Osprey Publishing Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 96 Publication Date: March 31, 2009 Publisher: Osprey Publishing Release Date: March 31, 2009 Studio: Osprey Publishing
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Ki-43 Oscar Aces of World War 2
So far, I have purchased all of the 86 titles currently in this series of outsanding books, but I think I would rate this one as perhaps the weakest of all. Mr. Ishimura did an outstanding job of documenting the units that flew the aircraft, but failed to include anything but the most basic history of the aircraft itself, i.e development, production, etc. In fact, he barely even recognizes Nakajima as the builder of the aircraft. He also ended the book rather quickly, almost as if he suddenly ran ... Read More