The Fall Of Japanese Army: Winning At First But Losing At Last

Are you a history enthusiast? Are you eager to find out about the second World War, especially the surrender of Japan to the Allied force? Then this book will give you some details of one of the battlefield losses of Japan in New Guinea. Grab a copy today!
This is not a standard description of the events, which has been done before, but a presentation of general background and days of air combat over New Guinea, beginning in August 1943 with the first big successful airstrikes on the base complex at Wewak, presenting the US fighter claims and JAAF losses compiled from captured JAAF records, decoded radio traffic, post-war writings, and memoirs.
The Japanese pilots identified are listed by name and unit, and in some cases, the successful US pilot or squadron can be identified. On other occasions, the US claims and JAAF figures match exactly.
While identification by name and unit is included, also the JAAF unit strength state in aircraft is sometimes available and this gives a closer figure to US claims.
Within all this is the decoded JAAF radio traffic advising how many fighters were being sent from Manila.
These figures indicate just how complete was the destruction of the JAAF fighter arm in New Guinea during the time frame August 43-May 44.
There is an analysis of Neel Kearby's CMOH combat over Wewak on 11 October 1943, a possible identification of another US ace, and confirmation of 'probables' to 'destroyed' for two US pilots.
On some days the combats were so large that detailed analysis using the available information here is not feasible, but on others, some detail is presented to confirm claims.
This is not a full text-type account of the events, but a presentation of units involved, claims, and losses on a daily basis.
There are no maps or photos as it is assumed the potential reader already has this information and is a person interested in fighter combats in WW2, with a special interest in the New Guinea theatre.