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Book by Rearden, Jim

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pictorial Histories Publishing Co. (November 1, 1995)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 124 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0929521560
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0929521565
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.25 x 0.5 x 10.25 inches
Reviewer: Hans
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: great detail
Review: answers questions about the details of this great discovery

Reviewer: M. Fowler
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: and I would have liked more photos
Review: Anyone interested in the Aleutian Campaign should get this book - it fills in important gaps in the story of Koga's Zero that are missing from the more general outline histories of the campaign. It also corrects some of the common misconceptions, chief among them that American designers copied elements of the Zero for new US fighters then coming into production, and more importantly it clarifies what we DID learn and how that knowledge was used to save US pilots' lives.My only quibbles were that parts of the narrative seemed choppy, which I assume came from Rearden updating the volume I bought with new information, and I would have liked more photos. The color cover painting was nice, if you want to model this aircraft, but it shows the incorrect taller radio mast, as opposed to the shorter wooden one Koga's Zero had,.

Reviewer: Dr. Bill
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Pivotal to winning the Pacific war
Review: The incident of the downing of Koga's Zero was the topic of an email sent to me. I got online and found the book.Koga was a Japanese petty officer pilot whose plane was hit by anti-aircraft in the attack on the Aleutians -- part of the Battle of Midway. He was killed when he crash-landed his plane in what he thought was a field but in fact was a bog on Akutan Island. His wingman was ordered to destroy the plane but fearing Koga was unconscious he disobeyed and returned to his carrier.US intelligence analysts recovered the plane, learned its strengths and weaknesses, and saved many American pilot lives by teaching them how to defend against a Zero on their tail.Good book. Quick read. I've blogged about the Battle of Midway in the posting entitled "June 4, 1942: The Battle of Midway Begins" at [...].

Reviewer: PA2220
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great book, excellent author.
Review: An excellent history of the first intact zero captured in World War II.

Reviewer: Edwin J. Nellis, Jr.
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Koga's Zero, The fighter That changed World War II
Review: This 1995 book is of historical value to students of the WWII Pacific theater naval air wars, particularly combat between fighter aircraft.However,the content of this book is a word for word copy of a book issued in 1990 by the same author, Jim Reardon, titled "Cracking the Zero Mystery:How the US Learned to Beat Japan's Vaunted WWII....". It just has a different title. I bought both books thinking they were different, and was disappointed to find that between the covers, the two books were virtually identical, format, pictures, chapters, et all.So, one could buy this book OR "Cracking the Zero...., but don't buy both.

Reviewer: Guy Richards
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Five Stars
Review: fascinating account on how the Zero was analyzed and ultimately defeated

Reviewer: Javier G. Villalobos
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great book
Review: Excelent book, great dealer. Very good information about this unknow episode from WWII, from the Zero Japanese airplane's secret in WWII

Reviewer: AK BC
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: History.
Review: Excellent history. I purchased this title for our library's patrons.