Fist From the Sky: Japan’s Dive-Bomber Ace of World War II, Smith, Peter C. Published by Stackpole Books, United States, 2006. Illustrated card covers. 8vo up to 9½” tall., 272pp., black and white photos, glossary, appendices, maps, sources and index. In fine, unread condition.
A fascinating look from the Japanese side at Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway. A fully authorized account including contemporary interviews with those that flew with Lt. Cdr. Egusa. Lieutenant Commander Takashige Egusa was one of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s most skillful and influential dive-bomber pilots. He led an attack force against Pearl Harbor, calmly circling his special flame-red Aichi dive bomber before selecting his target. Assaults on the deadly gun batteries of Wake Island followed, as well as air support for the invasion of Ambon. Badly burned at Midway, Egusa returned to duty, only to be killed on his final mission. As one Japanese officer said, “He was the ‘God of Dive-Bombing.'”
