- Fascinating look from the Japanese side at Pearl Harbor and the
Battle of Midway - Fully authorized account including contemporary
interviews with those that flew with Lt. Cdr. Egusa Lieutenant Commander
Takashige Egusa was one of the Imperial Japanese Navy's most skillful
and influential dive-bomber pilots. He led an attack force against Pearl
Harbor, calmly circling his special flame-red Aichi dive bomber before
selecting his target. Assaults on the deadly gun batteries of Wake
Island followed, as well as air support for the invasion of Ambon. Badly
burned at Midway, Egusa returned to duty, only to be killed on his final
mission. As one Japanese officer said, "He was the 'God of
Dive-Bombing.'" Fully placed in historical context and backed by a
wealth of detail from archives, family records, photographs, and
memories of contemporaries, the full story of Egusa's bravery,
leadership qualities, and illustrious career comes to life.