Jim Rearden

I could read books like this over and over. This is a captivating account of a wolf hunter and outdoorsman in Alaska, living a life on the land that many dream about but few have the will to accomplish.

For six months after Pearl Harbor the nimble Japanese Zero-sen plane dominated the Pacific air war. Then, on June 4, 1942 a Zero crashed on tiny Akutan Island in the Aleutians. It lay there for five weeks until spotted by an American plane. Hauled back to California, the Zero revealed its secrets in a series of tests and analyses. Fast, but lacking protection for the pilot as well as a self-sealing gas tank which all U.S. planes had, the Zero lost its predominance for the rest of the war. show more Rearden tells for the first time in detail the exciting events leading to this crucial intelligence breakthrough, as important as the breaking of the Japanese naval code. An appendix analyzes the vital statistics of the Zero versus U.S. planes. show less

Fascinating story of the lone Zero-sen fighter landed on an Aleutian island in 1942 that was captured, restored and flown, and tested against US planes of the time, and how that helped the War Effort

I love this book. It is on my list of all time favorites. The guy was crazy tough!