num_pages: 392
description: 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.
language: English
title: Sunburst: The Rise of Japanese Naval Air Power, 1909-1941
publisher: Naval Institute Press