Very little has been published in English on the air arms of the Japanese Army and Navy; and the pilots who flew for them. Yet between 1937 and 1945; 150 JAAF and 21 Imperial Japanese Navy pilots achieved 'ace' status in eight years of near-constant warfare. This book relates the experiences of both air forces; revealing how the JAAF aces achieved their scores flying over terrain ranging from the Mongolian plains to the jungles of New Guinea; and how the IJN pilots drew on their experience of fighting over Manchuria; China and Mongolia to take on Allied forces in the Pacific
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. This book is not written with the average American in mind.By Maggie MillerI was frustrated with this book because in the first 5 pages I had to look up not only words; but political and social ideologies the author expected the reader to know. The introduction has many quotes from research studies peppered in with the author's writing. In my opinion the target audience is a person with a masters in sociology. Example from page 135: "A neoliberal society needs to naturalize exploitation and hierarchy; to elevate internalized desires for advantages and wealth over mutual recognition and respect; to create spaces structured around the imperatives of hostile privatism and defensive localism; and to stoke exaggerated fears of difference in order to mobilize resentment; contempt; and anger towards vulnerable populations and render them disposable; displaceable; and deportable. Quoted from Insubordinate Spaces for Intemperate Times: Countering the Pedagogy and Cultural Studies. This quote is sandwiched into perfectly readable prose. The quotes seem out-of-place in many instances. Difficult to read and comprehend in my opinion.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. This spells danger for populations who are poor and deemed surplus by world capitalismBy S. DominguezPolice are being deployed to guard the surplus populations worldwide produced by neoliberalism. They job is difficult but they are supported by governments who are corporatized. This spells danger for populations who are poor and deemed surplus by world capitalism.14 of 16 people found the following review helpful. Not for casual readers; but informed; important; and covers new anglesBy DanDI'll start out this review by saying I'm probably not the target audience for this book. Normally I take that into consideration when rating a book; but I have a feeling a lot of casual-interest people like myself may look to this volume as a way to inform themselves about what has become a hot-button political/social issue in our country. (I say "has become" even though; as illustrated in these articles and interviews; "broken windows" policing isn't something that just started yesterday.)POLICING THE PLANET is commendable in that it looks as police discrimination from a global standpoint; taking into account not just African Americans; but also people of other races; and also the LGBT community. It's a hodgepodge of articles and interviews; the latter come off largely as puff-pieces: lobbyists and activists using fancy words to explain something that's really quite simple: s***'s bleeped up. Some of the articles actually give insight into the day-to-day; real-world concerns that are rampant in this country; which is what people really need to know about.Still; this isn't for the casual reader looking to inform him/herself. If you're studying race/LGBT social issues; then yes; by all means; give this book a read. But casual readers would be better off with a book told from a single viewpoint; and branch out from there. I commend the editors for including so many diverse angles/POV's; but ultimately; this is more an academic text. If you're still interested; then by all means; go for it.
