Front cover image for Genda's blade : Japan's squadron of aces : 343 Kokutai : [343 Kaigun Kōkūtai]

Genda's blade : Japan's squadron of aces : 343 Kokutai : [343 Kaigun Kōkūtai]

Henry Sakaida, Koji Takaki
Captain Minoru Genda was the mastermind behind the raid on Pearl Harbor. He was commander of the 343 Kokutai--an elite unit of handpicked pilots chosen to fly Japan's newest and most advanced fighter, the Shiden-Kai (George)--in the bitter defensive air battles over the Japanese homeland during the first half of 1945. The authors have spent years tracing and interviewing former pilots of both the 343 Kokutai and the American carrier and bomber groups that they encountered, to tell this story from the personal perspective. The narrative is spiced with 300 photographs
Print Book, English, 2003
Classic, Hersham, Surrey, 2003