Japan was isolated from foreign influence for thousand years, with hardly any influence from the outside world, during which it developed a very particular culture different form the West. It became involved in the "Culture of Western Welfare" at the end of the 19th century. In this background the Japanese army and navy develop new weapons, tactics and machinery.

This book is about this changes, particularly the adaptation of its sky fighters to western patterns. In this forth book of our collection "Japanese Aviation", the author explores the aviation land based during the period 1922-1934.