Warhawk and Nate Down, Mariveles volcano, Bataan Peninsula, Philippines -- Admiral Yamamoto's grand scheme -- Tora Tora Tora! -- The Rising sun boils up out of the Pacific -- Little Pearl harbors: Wake and the Philippines -- Air Power versus sea Power -- Wake hangs on -- American Caesar -- Chester W. Nimitz -- Propaganda -- victory Disease spreads to Wake and Asia -- Malaya and Singapore Fall as the Dutch and British East indies begin to Disintegrate -- The siege of the Philippines begins -- The Fall of Sumatra -- Java Falls -- sortie into the Indian Ocean -- The Philippines Falls -- "Eight seconds belong to Uncle Sam" -- Fall from grace -- The Rising sun slides into Penumbra -- Guadalcanal Trek -- Return to Bataan.
Summary:
"During the first 10 months of the war in the Pacific, Japan achieved air supremacy with its carrier and land-based forces. After major setbacks at Midway and at Guadalcanal, the empire's expansion stalled, in part due to flaws in aircraft design, strategy and command. This book offers a fresh analysis of the air war in the Pacific during the early phases of World War II. Details are included from two expeditions conducted by the author, revealing the location of an American pilot missing in the Philippines since 1942, and clearing up a controversial account involving famed Japanese ace Saburo Sakai and U.S. Navy pilot James "Pug" Southerland."-Provided by publisher."-- Provided by publisher.
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