Seafire Vs A6M Zero: Pacific Theatre

by Donald Nijboer

Products of vastly different design philosophies, the Seafire F III and the A6M Zero were never intended to meet in combat, and never should have. Yet the harsh necessities of war intervened and these two planes were pitted against each other in the last dogfight of World War II, high above the Japanese home lands. The Zero, with its clean design, low weight and high lift, was extremely nimble at low speeds and ideally suited to the job it was intended...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846034337
• ISBN13: 9781846034336
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.3" x 9.7"