American Aces Against The Kamikaze

The Japanese High Command realised that the loss of Okinawa would give the Americans a base for the invasion of Japan. In the air battles leading up to the invasion of Okinawa, the Japanese lost more than 7000 aircraft. In the course of the fighting, 67 Navy, 21 Marine, and three USAAF pilots became aces.

• | By (Author): Edward M. Young
• | Series: Aircraft of the Aces
• | Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• | Publication Date: Oct 20, 2012
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 96 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1849087458
• | ISBN-13: 9781849087452