Raised in Port Moresby, Michael Claringbould is a globally recognised expert on the New Guinea air war and Japanese aviation in particular.
''It will be of interest to the aviation historian who studies the war in the Pacific and with photos and artwork that will be helpful for modellers as well. Judging simply by this first volume, the next ones in the series will add up to a neat reference source.''-- Military Model Scene ...excellent portrayals of lesser-known JAAF aircraft will be of particular interest to modelers and enthusiasts alike. -- Air Power History Although it can't really be considered, strictly speaking, a history of the air war, it scores high points for its careful, detailed explanations of these quite engrossing events. -- Stone & Stone Second World War Books Few books can relate the human side, the mortality that confronted the pilots, as they waged war over the unforgiving skies of the South Pacific, but Pacific Adversaries does this successfully. -- j-aircraft.net