Japanese Army Air Force Camouflage and Markings. World War II.
Häftad bok. Fallbrook, California Aero Publishers. 1 uppl. 1968. 202 sidor.
Nyskick. A compilation of how, why, when, and where of the camouflage and markings of the Japanese Military Air Forces. An invaluable reference book for military modelers, collectors, historians and, aviation researchers, filled with comprehensive descriptions of various unit markings and styles of camouflage, true colours. Text in English. Portions of this book were translated from the Japanese. Well illustrated throughout - photos, color illus., line drawings, appendices. Drawings by the author were based on side view drawings by Lloyd S. Jones. Trade paperback, colour illustrations to front and rear covers, black and red lettering to front cover, black lettering to spine, illustrated endpapers. Laid in is original color chart of the Japanese Army Air Forces. Presumed first edition/first printing. 4:o. 275x190x19 mm. 670 g. A bright, tight, excellent copy with no foxing to the covers, unmarked internally, no name inscription, as brand new. [31230] /---/ Donald W Thorpe, best known as a pioneer researcher and author of two seminal books on the subject of Japanese aircraft colours and markings. He served with the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division during the Korean War, being awarded many commendations and honors. His career after war service was in the aerospace industry as a computer engineer which he pursued until his retirement. Although there were a couple of English language publications on the subject of Japanese aircraft colours and markings before Donald Thorpe's books they were never widely available or particularly comprehensive and he was the pioneer in bringing the subject to a wider audience in the West (and East!) and in systematically cataloguing the paint colours and their use, as well as lifting the lid on many other arcane or obscure marking practices. One only has to look at the painting information for an early 1960s Japanese aircraft kit to appreciate the revolutionary impact of his research. To this day the books remain the only mainstream published studies in English and still provide an essential and qualitative baseline to the subject.
