Built on years of research as well as personal letters, diaries, After-Action reports - even the translated Japanese Imperial Air Force's official account of what remains the longest dogfight in history, this is a tale of courage and brotherhood set against the backdrop of aerial warfare, wounded crewmates, and a white-knuckle emergency landing in the jungles of New Guinea. -- Adapted from the flyleaf.

Includes maps on end pages.

Wanderlust -- The wild blue yonder -- Jay & Joe -- "The sacred duty of the leading race" -- The fortress -- The winds of war -- The Japanese Citadel -- Into the fight -- Breaking the code -- The renegade pilot -- The Bulldog -- A microscopic metropolis -- Ken's men -- A place where trouble started -- "Clear as a bell" -- The missing General -- Pushing North -- A fine reunion -- "A motley collection of outcasts" -- Blood on the Bismarck Sea -- The flight of the geishas -- Old 666 -- The outlaws -- No position is safe -- New additions -- "Hell, no!" -- Buka -- "Give 'em hell!" -- The desperate dive -- Get it home -- "He's all right" -- Dobodura.