Mitsubishi A5m Claude [Paperback]

Tadeusz Januszewski (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2003

The Mitsubishi A5M, the Japanese Imperial Navy's first metal monoplane fighter, was the creation of Jiro Horikoshi, father of the legendary A6M "Zero". Labelled "Claude" in the Allies' code, the A5M was a transitional fighter which marked in significant step in the development of the Japanese Navy's air force during the early 1930s. This book contains a full technical history of the aircraft and all its variants from its prototype development and test flights in 1935 to its production and introduction in the Second Sino-Japanese War from 1937 to 1940. It is illustrated with photographs, colour drawings and technical plans. * Rarely documented aspect of World War Two aviation history. * Superb colour illustrations of camouflage and markings, walkaround colour photographs and rare b+w archive photographs. * Essential reading for aviation enthusiasts & scale aero-modellers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Mushroom Model Publications (June 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8391717801
• ISBN-13: 978-8391717806
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,322,279 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Mitsubishi A5M CLAUDE, March 11, 2010

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C. P. Gilmore "Mad Modeler" (Intermountain West, USA) - See all my reviews
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Not enough reference material has ever been written about this landmark Japanese Navy fighter which secured the skies over China prior to the outbreak of the Pacific war in December 1941, which fought the in first few battles of that war up until the middle of 1942, and which ultimately led to the design and building of the ubiquitously famous Mitsubishi A6M Zeke or "Zero". Mr. Januszewski has done a marvelous job of exposing this up-until-now totally underexposed Japanese fighter as the great airplane that it was.

This is a book for anyone who is interested in the early Pacific battles of World War II and the obsolescent, yet important, "also-ran" equipment that fought in them.

I highly recommend this book as THE primary source of reference for the A5M Claude.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for general knowlegde of the A5M, April 20, 2009

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This review is from: Mitsubishi A5m Claude (Paperback)

I bought this book to get a better understanding of the A5M Claude. I have read a few books on the A6M Zero and it had built up my curiosity around Mitsubishi's previous plane, the A5M.

The book is great for reference material, lots of diagrams, pictures and operational data. This book is not so much like a novel as a collection of data and operational history about the A5M.

I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in early war Japanese aircraft.