Secret Japanese Aircraft of WWII

Product Description: Starting in the 1930's, Japanese aircraft designers made incredible strides, and by the time hostilities broke out, the Imperial Air Force had some of the most sophisticated and effective planes in the world. SECRET JAPANESE AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR II traces the development of the Japanese industry and its famous creations, like the Nakajima Ki-43 Oscar and the Mitsubishi A6M Zero. But the program also exposes the frantic, top-secret programs to produce weapons that would have made these legendary planes seem tame by comparison. With the help of some of the world's foremost aviation historians, HISTORY UNDERCOVER® reveals how, at the end of the war, Japan was close to unveiling a new generation of rocket and jet-powered planes that could have turned the tide of the conflict. Working from plans provided by their German allies, Japanese engineers refined (and often improved) the Nazi designs in an attempt to prepare a feasible defense to the anticipated American invasion. Though they were too late to help in the war effort, these designs proved their worth in the years after World War II, helping to launch the Japanese rocket program in the '50s and '60s.