Raids on Saipan late 1944

ost (Chris Mark) writes:

From: Gernot Hassenpflug

I had no idea of
the reference you mention,

To help with your search for it, I'll give the full title and authors: W.F.
Craven and J.L. Crate, "The Army Air Forces in World War II," Chicago, The
University of Chicago Press, 1953. Volume 5 covers the events you are
interested in.

Thank you Chris, much appreciated. Now to finish research work so I
can get on with the translations...

From what you and others have written about the fighting over Saipan,
it seems that there are quite a lot sources available after all, in
english, detailing the Japanese side. I assume these come mostly from
captured documents, interrogations and such like carried out by the
Intelligence branch of Occupation Forces after the war?

--
G Hassenpflug * IJN & JMSDF equipment/history fan

I assume these come mostly from
captured documents, interrogations and such like carried out by the
Intelligence branch of Occupation Forces after the war?

The Japanese Self-Defense Agency has published a very good series of
campaign books, not translated nor likely to be, with useful maps.
(The organization is variously translated.) There are two Japanese
writers, Ikuhiko Hata a historian and Yasuho Izawa an aviation buff,
who have written extensively about air operations. Their books about
fighter units, both army and navy, are available in translation.

Dr Izawa especially has been generous with American and English
historians, and he has made some rough English translations of his own
work. He helped me with the Flying Tigers research and collaborated
with Christopher Shores in Bloody Shambles. You really ought to look
him up.

all the best -- Dan Ford
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