Reviews

The Rise and Fall of the Japanese Imperial Naval Air Service

"An immensely detailed account of how the Imperial Japanese Government embraced the concept of Air Power and how they developed Naval Aviation from before WW1 to the final defeat in 1945. This book is a triumph for Peter Edward's son Richard."
- Fleet Air Arm Officers Association

"The book has two main strengths. First is the author's great knowledge of the individuals behind most developments in the Japanese Imperial Air Service, from the policy makers to the technicians and engineers who designed the aircraft. We thus get a rather more human view of events than is often the case. The second comes in the second half of the war, as the Americans begin to close in on Japan. Here the rather breathless writing style comes into its own, and we get a feel of a scene of panic and impending doom as new aircraft designs fail to live up to expectations, and the unreal atmosphere in which aircraft projects that couldn't produce any results before 1946 or 1947 are approved as the Americans close in on the Home Islands"
- historyofwar.org, click here to read the full review: historyofwar.org

"Outstanding history of Japanese Air Force to the end of World War II"
"For its material ranging from panoramic perspectives of WWII in Asia and the Pacific to listings of specifications of air plane parts, the history is a distinctive and engaging work filling a gap in any military history library. Edwards' work goes well beyond the dramatic images of the Japanese World War II air power unleashed at Pearl Harbor, the infamous Zeros, and desperate bravery of the kamikazes which have become an indelible part of popular history."
- Barnes & Noble, click here to read the full review: Barnes & Noble Review - 5 Stars

"New material previously unpublished is included, within an extremely well-written narrative history." 

- Aviation News

"The book is a definite must for anyone interested in Japanese aircraft development and I definitely recommended it." 

- Warships International Fleet Review

”…engrossing history not only recounting the development of Japanese air power—a topic which has not received much attention despite the perennial keen interest in World War II—but also deepening understanding of the nature of the warfare and surrounding political, technical etc matters bearing on it…a distinctive and engaging work filling a gap in any military history.”
- The Midwest Book Review