Spitfire VC vs A6M2/3 Zero-sen

Darwin 1943

Peter Ingman, Jim Laurier, Gareth Hector

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English

Osprey
17 June 2019

History; Australasian & Pacific history; Second World War; Air forces & warfare; Battles & campaigns; Military aircraft

Series: Duel

Just weeks after Pearl Harbor, Darwin was mauled by a massive Japanese attack. Without a single fighter to defend Australian soil, the Australian government made a special appeal to Britain for Spitfires.

A year later the Spitfire VC-equipped No 1 Fighter Wing, RAAF, faced the battle-hardened 202nd Kokutai of the IJNAF, equipped with A6M2 Zero-sens, over Darwin. This was a gruelling campaign between evenly matched foes, fought in isolation from the main South Pacific battlegrounds. Pilots on either side had significant combat experience, including a number of Battle of Britain veterans. The Spitfire had superior flight characteristics but was hampered by short range and material defects in the tropical conditions, while the Japanese employed better tactics and combat doctrine inflicting serious losses on the over-confident Commonwealth forces.

Fully illustrated with detailed full-colour artwork, this is the gripping story of two iconic aircraft facing off against each other above Australia.

By: Peter Ingman
Illustrated by: Jim Laurier, Gareth Hector
Imprint: Osprey
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 248mm, Width: 184mm,
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9781472829603
ISBN 10: 1472829603
Series: Duel
Pages: 80
Publication Date: 17 June 2019
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction /Chronology /Design and Development /Technical Specifications/ The Strategic Situation /The Combatants /Combat /Statistics and Analysis /Aftermath /Further Reading /Index

Peter Ingman is an author specialising in aviation and World War II Pacific war history. He has co-written two widely acclaimed Australian World War II history titles - Zero Hour in Broome and Carrier Attack Darwin 1942. Through his publishing business Avonmore Books, Peter has also had extensive input into 20 further military history titles written by a variety of authors. An award-winning essayist, Peter is the Chairman of the History Group at the South Australian Aviation Museum. He lives in Adelaide with his two young children and is currently writing a novel set in wartime New Guinea. 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. Gareth Hector is a digital artist of international standing as well as an aviation history enthusiast. Gareth completed the battlescene artwork and cover artwork. He lives in Perthshire, UK.