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 by Henry Sakaida Phalanx 1993 Softcover 94 pages photos, maps ISBN: 0962586072 Language: English  Order now at amazon.com Return to |
Pacific Air Combat WWII Voices From The Past This book includes fourteen chapters of aviation stories and mysteries. Author Sakaida proves the truth about air combat in the Pacific is more interesting and vivid than any fiction writer could imagined. Each chapter is also lavishly illustrated with photographs, referencing maps and covers stories from New Guinea in 1942 to Japanese home defense in 1945. The book goes beyond meticulous historical research. Each account is covered both historically and personally: exploring the lives of the pilots involved before and after the war. Many stories include incredible gestures of friendship and reconciliation on the parts of both Japanese and American pilots to meet each other, or pay respect to former enemies graves and families. Each chapter details a different Pacific air combat including: Chapter 1: Toughest Fighter Pilot in the Imperial Navy: Details Zero pilot Kaneyosh Muto Chapter 2: LBJ's Silver Star - The Mission That Never Was by Barrett Tillman and Henry Sakaida details Lieutenant Commander Lyndon B. Johnson future President of the United States (POTUS) flight on B-26 Marauder in New Guinea and award of the Silver Star. Chapter 3: The Master Falcon Chapter 4: A Country Boy From Niigata Prefecture Chapter 5: Someone Remembered - 2nd Lt. Wellman Howard Huey pilot of P-38G Lightning shot down February 14, 1943 "Saint Valentines Day Massacre" and links his to a references about his capture as a Prisoner Of War (POW) from the memory of Japanese pilots who met him. Chapter 6: Night Fighter Over Guadalcanal Chapter 7: Ambush Over Amoy Harbor Chapter 8: The Lord's Prayer Chapter 9: Such A Handsome Young Man Chapter 10: Mustangs Over Shanghai Chapter 11: Compassion and Savagery Chapter 12: Dragon Slayer Chapter 13: The Man Who Did Not Shoot Down Pappy Boyington Chapter 14: The Rescue of Ed Miles - details the rescue of P-51D "Mrs. Beak" 44-72561 pilot Ed Mikes who was rescued by USS Aspro SS-309. Stories also include piecing together history, like the story of American P-38 pilot Wellman Huey by linking his loss to references about his capture as a POW from the memory of Japanese pilots.
Interview with author Henry Sakaida
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