FIST FROM THE SKY (Hbk)

The biography of Captain Takashige Egusa. Egusa was one of the Imperial Japanese Navy's most skilful dive-bomber pilots. This rare English-language biography provides a singular insight into this exceptional aviator. From the outset of Japanese involvement in World War II, Lieutenant-Commander Egusa led a force of around eighty aircraft against targets in Pearl Harbor. Egusa and his crews created maximum havoc among the Allies in the Pacific War's first year and gave Japan a succession of overwhelming victories against a numerically far superior enemy. His best work, however, came from attacking British ships in the Indian Ocean where he achieved an outstandinh hit-rate. Despite being badly burned at Midway, Egusa quickly returned to active service, losing his life on a final gallant mission against Task Group 58.