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GENDA'S BLADE 343 KOKUTAI - JAPAN'S SQUADRON OF ACES
Book Type: C, O By Henry Sakaida and Koji Takaki. Formed in December 1944 and commanded by Captain Minoru Genda, the mastermind behind the raid on Pearl Harbor, the 343 Kokutai was an elite unit of hand-picked pilots chosen to fly Japan's newest and most advance fighter, the Shiden-Kai, in the bitter defensive air battles over the Japanese homeland during the first half of 1945. The authors have spent years tracing and interviewing former pilots of both the 343 Kokutai and the American carrier and bomber groups which they encountered, to piece together this dramatic story and tell it largely from the personal perspective. The narrative is spiced with 300 remarkable photographs, most of which are published for the first time in an English language book. Accompanied by color artwork and written by acknowledged experts on Japanese military aviation, this book will be an essential requirement for any student of the Pacific air war, 6 color photos, 280 b/w photos, 10 color profiles. 208 pp. 
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