Product Description: The Japanese Army Air Force's invasion of Burma during 1941-42 was at first a huge success against the RAF who struggled to support the Chindit expedition on the ground. Yet the arrival of the Spitfire was to change the fortunes of the RAF and the outcome of the battle.
Binding: Paperback Brand: Team Orion Dewey Decimal Number: 355 EAN: 9781846034220 ISBN: 1846034221 Item Dimensions:100 Label: Osprey Publishing Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing MPN: OSPACE087 Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 96 Publication Date: June 23, 2009 Publisher: Osprey Publishing Release Date: June 23, 2009 Studio: Osprey Publishing
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Spits Against the Rising Sun!
Numerous RAAF and RAF squadrons, utilizing a variety of Spitfire models, saw combat over Australia, Burma and India in World War II. Given the limited opportunities for air combat in those theaters, only a handful of Spit pilots became aces. Andrew Thomas examines the combat ops flown by those pilots along with the Spitfire's overall contribution to victory in the Pacific in this interesting 2009 Osprey 'Aircraft of the Aces' volume, #87 in the series.