Fire In The Sky : The Air War In The South Pacific (Paperback)

from dandailey

A good history of air way in the Pacific. But it is a bit of a slog. Lots of repetition. Bergerud's writing style is rather verbose and sometimes rather turgid. I think he could have conveyed the same amount of useful information in about half as many pages.

from DinadansFriend

This book examines a part of Japanese military life seldom discussed. The failure of the Japanese Air force to properly maintain its air effort in the Solomons Campaign. It seems the total structure of Japan was far too weak in any kind of industrial underpinning to create a short turn around tim...

from JesperCFS2

This book is a very, very thorough account on the air battle for the South Pacific 1942-44. Describing anything from tactics, strategy, industrial capacity, logistics, training of personnel, the capacity to develop new, second generation fighters and bombers to diseases and the standard of living...

from JesperCFS2

This book is a very, very thorough account on the air battle for the South Pacific 1942-44. Describing anything from tactics, strategy, industrial capacity, logistics, training of personnel, the capacity to develop new, second generation fighters and bombers to diseases and the standard of living...