Combat Colours Number 4: Pearl Harbor and Beyond, December 1941 to May 1942
By H. C. Bridgwater and Peter Scot, Edited by Neil Robinson
Paperback, 68 pages
Publisher: Guideline Publishing 2001
ISBN-10: 0953904067
ISBN-13: 978-0953904068
Dimensions: 11.5 x 8 x 0.2 inches
This is very much a profile book. There are four sections organized by nationality with a short introductory history before each section. These cover the Imperial Japanese Navy and Army, the US Navy and Army Air Corps, the British Commonwealth, and the Netherlands East Indies. Each profile is accompanied by a short caption describing the colors and markings, some of these also contain a line with details about the aircraft.
This book does a good job of explaining the standard camouflage and markings of the participants. It is an excellent primer for those studying the Japanese carrier aircraft markings from the Pearl Harbor Raid, or the American defenders. Where it falls a bit short in my opinion is the absence of illustrations of the less common schemes and aircraft, perhaps due to a lack of reference photographs.
A good general primer on the topic, and useful for modelers in determining potential subjects.
