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

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.

Author: Mark Peattie
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Published: 03/01/2007
Pages: 392
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.51lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.11w x 0.99d
ISBN13: 9781591146643
ISBN10: 159114664X
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military | Aviation & Space
- History | Military | Naval
- History | Asia | Japan