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Informationen zum Autor Donald Nijboer lives in Toronto, Canada and has written about World War II aviation for Osprey since 2009. His books include Cockpit: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Interiors , Gunner: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Turrets and Gun Positions , Cockpits of the Cold War and Graphic War - The Secret Aviation Drawings and Illustrations of World War Two , published by the Boston Mills Press. He has also written articles for Flight Journal , Aviation History and Aeroplane Monthly . Klappentext Products of vastly different design philosophies, the Seafire F III and the A6M Zero were never intended to meet in combat, and never should have. Yet the harsh necessities of war intervened and these two planes were pitted against each other in the last dogfight of World War II, high above the Japanese home lands. The Zero, with its clean design, low weight and high lift, was extremely nimble at low speeds and ideally suited to the job it was intended to do. In contrast, the Spitfire was not designed as a shipboard fighter; it was a short-range interceptor, intended for operations from established airfields and supported by a well stocked infrastructure of spares and qualified maintenance personal. With a different twist on the Duel concept, this book examines these two iconic fighters and their two very different histories; one was 'adapted' for a role it was never intended to carry out, the other was purpose built and proved to be one of the finest fighters of World War II. Using fantastic artwork and intimate first-hand accounts, the author discusses the decline of the Japanese Naval Air Force and its principal fighter, the Zero, in contrast to the British Seafire, as it overcame its critics to become the best pure carrier interceptor of the war and emerge victorious in the last aerial duel of World War II.Never designed to fly from an aircraft carrier, the Spitfire was rushed into service by the British Admiralty. Often criticized for its poor performance as a 'carrier fighter', the Seafire, after much hard work, would prove itself to be the best pure carrier interceptor of the war and more than a match for the much-vaunted Mitsubishi Zero. Zusammenfassung Products of different design philosophies, the Seafire F III and the A6M Zero were never intended to meet in combat. This book examines these two iconic fighters and their two different histories, using artwork to illustrate the aerial duel of World War II, as the British Seafire overcame its critics to emerge victorious over the Japanese Zero. Inhaltsverzeichnis ¿ Introduction ¿ Chronology ¿ Design and Development ¿ The Strategic Situation ¿ Technical Specifications ¿ The Combatants ¿ Combat ¿ Statistics and analysis ¿ Aftermath/conclusion ¿ Bibliography/Further Reading ¿ Glossary...
List of contents
Introduction
Chronology
Design and Development
The Strategic Situation
Technical Specifications
The Combatants
Combat
Statistics and analysis
Aftermath/conclusion
Bibliography/Further Reading
Glossary
About the author
Donald Nijboer lives in Toronto, Canada and has written about World War II aviation for Osprey since 2009. His books include Cockpit: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Interiors, Gunner: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Turrets and Gun Positions, Cockpits of the Cold War and Graphic War – The Secret Aviation Drawings and Illustrations of World War Two, published by the Boston Mills Press. He has also written articles for Flight Journal, Aviation History and Aeroplane Monthly.Jim Laurier is a native of New England and lives in New Hampshire. He attended Paier School of Art in Hamden, Connecticut, from 1974–78, and since graduating with Honours, he has been working professionally in the field of Fine Art and Illustration. He has been commissioned to paint for the US Air Force and has aviation paintings on permanent display at the Pentagon.
