Eagles of the Southern Sky. Out of print !

'EAGLES of the SOUTHERN SKY' covers the history of the Tainan Naval Air Group in New Guinea, including its Rabaul operatons, from 1 April through to mid-November 1942 (NOTE - it does not cover the East Indies or Guadalcanal campaigns). The book sets new benchmarks for historical detail. For the first time both the Japanese and Allied accounts have been fully reconciled. It will have 352-pages (44 in color), and will be printed on quality semi-gloss, 11" x 8.5" in size, with text laid out in double columns. Front and rear softcovers are shown above

The substantive text of 165,841 words is complemented with:

- color profiles of: 33 Tainan Zero fighters with history of each, 42 Allied aircraft against whom they fought, including RAAF No. 75 Squadron Kittyhawks, and 18 of Japanese aircraft with whom the Tainan fought alongside;

- more than 300 rare B&W photos, most never published before, from both the Allied and Japanese side;

- 26 historically-accurate paintings of combat over New Guinea, created from reference to aerial photography of the particular areas of New Guinea over which the Tainan fought, and;

- detailed maps and appendices on losses, Tainan markings, crew rosters, losses and kills appendices, and full index (see 'Chapters' section in 'Book Tour').