Fist from the Sky: Japan's Dive-Bomber Ace of World War II

by Peter C. Smith

Book Overview

Fascinating look from the Japanese side at Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway Fully authorized account including contemporary interviews with those that flew with Lt. Cdr. Egusa

Lieutenant Commander Takashige Egusa was one of the Imperial Japanese Navy's most skillful and influential dive-bomber pilots. He led an attack force against Pearl Harbor, calmly circling his special flame-red Aichi dive bomber before selecting his target. Assaults on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B003XD0YKC
• ISBN13: 9780811733304
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

First-Rate Biography

I am an enthusiast for stories about the naval-air conflicts of World War II. The subject of this biography, Egusa Takashige, was perhaps the foremost dive-bomber pilot of his generation, and led the dive-bomber squadrons of the Japanese aircraft carrier Soryu to many exploits of great aerial skill and daring, including Pearl Harbor, Ceylon, and Midway. I enjoyed the story-telling.