Japanese Aircraft of World War II: 1937–1945 (Technical Guides)

This is a great overview of the major japanese planes used 1937-1945 and some interesting prototype jet and rocket planes. The book is all in colour and the pictures of the planes are excellent. Included is a useful table of US codenames vs Japanese names ie. Betty = G4M. A surprise was a full summary of production numbers for each model variant as well as an explanation of how the JAAF and JNAF derived their plane name codes, and X-ray drawings of several major type planes. There are pictures for most subtypes but strangely we get six Ki-61-I but no N1K1-J picture, also some subtype pictures are named wrongly (blame the printers?). The information about the planes is often very superficial and not up to date. For example Raiden J2M is not explained as been a curtailed production type as many were lost to unexplained crashes and uncontrolled vibation problems. But it does have pages on G3M Nell, B7A Grace, Ki-51 Sonia and alot on Ki-49 Helen that are often negelected by other books. A second edition of this book with a few more pics of the important subtypes (named correctly) could become a must have. Nevertherless this is a beautiful book and definately worth the price.

A handy well-researched guide for any WWII or aviation buff. Lots of nice illustrations and a very comprehensive chart of all types of Japanese aircraft at the back. Highly recommend.

Japanese Aircraft of World War II: 1937-1945 (Technical Guides): It fits right in with the plethora of similar available books. I appreciate the hard cover and high quality gloss paper. The vast majority of the illustrations are side views. I'd hoped for more top/bottom views to inspire my 1/48 model paint/decal schemes. Oh well. The detailed x-ray views at the end of the book were interesting but too small. They would've been much more useful at double or triple the size.

Great detail, artwork.

An excellent book. A nice touch was a collection of cut-a-way illustrations in the back of the book. A good general reference of Japanese WW2 aircraft

Like: Very good recapitulation of types of aircraft. Dislike: Lack of vulnerabilities of the aircraft in combat. Summation of losses. Conclusion: Would certainly recommend this book.

Superb illustrations, accurate text, and a bargain at this price! A very nice addition to my library. My only gripe is a lack of 3 view drawings. I highly recommend to both the newcomer and the seasoned enthusiast!

I received my copy of this title today. It is a tad small as others have noted, but that's okay. I have to say I am disappointed with it. It feels empty even with the pictures. 1/3 has what seems to be a wasted opportunity to fill this space with better information or photos. I guess since I have many of these types of books on the subject (I paint and collect IJNAF & IJAAF aircraft), that maybe I am being too hard on the author. Page 8-9 has a Mitsubishi G3M1 of the Mihoro Kokutai which the caption says is in Army service!! I purchased this book for the used price which was very low and book is in excellent condition. I wouldn't pay much for it. The title on WWI German aircraft is not only bigger, it is better illustrated and that is worth the price (another book purchased at well below cost). The author does a better job on that one. This is a book you can do without and if you want a better one, pay the extra dollars for it.

livre en tres bon etat et qui arrive a peu pres a evoquer un vaste sujet y compris les appareils derives des modeles a reaction allemand me262 et me163

Fantastisch! Geweldig goed boek om te begrijpen wat de Japanners vlogen, als ik de verslagen over de MLD in de 2e wereldoorlog lees. Illustraties en uitleg zijn erg goed.

Good book on a subject that is of great interest to me and for which not many resource works can be found. It is not a cheap book, but it is well done.

Vorab: Wer detaillierte Informationen über japanische Flugzeuge hinsichtlich ihrer Entwicklung und der Einsätze sucht, wird hier nicht fündig. Das Buch ist wie aus der Seitenzahl ersichtlich kompakt und kann diese Erwartung nicht erfüllen. Die Texte sind kurz gehalten. Zu einigen Typen sind sie etwas ausführlicher. Was man findet: sehr gute Zeichnungen über viele Flugzeuge der Königlichen Japanischen Armee und Marine, auch weniger bekannter oder vielleicht bisher unbekannter Typen (leider keine der tollen 2-Seiten-Zeichnungen wie im Buch der Reihe über amerikanische Trägerflugzeuge). Eine Tabelle mit den alliierten Codenamen für die Typen. Risszeichnungen (cutaways) zur Ki-84 „Frank“, Ki-43 „Oscar“, G4M „Betty“, A6M2 „Zeke“, Ki-61 „Tony“ und Ki-46 „Dinah“. Information, die man vielleicht nicht in anderer Literatur findet: die bemannte Selbstmordbombe, Nachbauten der deutschen Me 163 und Me 262; dass die Nakajima A6M2-N der einzige wirklich erfolgreiche Jäger mit Wasserkufen aller Konfliktparteien war; dass die Aichi M6A ein Wasserflugzeug war, von dem 2-3 in großen U-Booten mitgeführt werden konnten. Insgesamt für mich ein Buch, das eine gute Ergänzung für eine Bibliothek über das Thema Flugzeuge des 2. Weltkriegs sein kann und für Modellbauer interessant ist.

Finally a good pictorial book on WW 2 Japanese combat aircraft types. It should be a good reference while reading about the CBI and the Pacific Theatre. As an added bonus ....despite being a quite small and handy hard cover edition....it still has nice color pictures and cutaway drawings.