Title:"Itan no Sora - Taiheiyo Senso Nihongunyoki Hiroku"

(Unorthodox Sky - A secret record of the airplanes used by the Japanese Army Forces)

Author: Watanabe Yoji
Bunshunbunko pbs. 2000 p/b, IN PRINT
Pages: 350 Photos: 61 b/w Size: 15.5 X 10.5 cm Price: 550 Yen

A book about Army and Navy X-planes like: Shusui, Ki-78, Shiden, H8K etc.

Title: "Fugaku"

Author: Ikari Yoshiro
Kojinsha pbs. 2002 p/b, IN PRINT
Pages:235 Photos:20 b/w Illustr:11 Size: 15.5 X 10.5 cm Price: 650 Yen

A very interesting book with plenty of illustrations of the various planed versions of the Fugaku.

Title: "Fugaku - Beihondo wo Bakugeki Seyo"

(Fugaku - Bomb the American mainland)

Author: Maema Takanori
Kodansha pbs. 1991 h/b, OUT OF PRINT
Pages: 600 Photos: 21 b/w Illustr: 3 Size: 20 X 15 cm

THE book about the Fugaku but...all the text in Japanese.

Title:"Rikugun Jikken Sentokitai"

(Army test fighter unit)

Author: Watanabe Yoji
Green Arrow pbs. 1999 h/b, IN PRINT
Pages: 390 Photos: 83 b/w Size: 20.5 X 14.5 cm
Price: 3000 Yen

Memories of Army test pilots evaluating various types of airplanes. Plenty of never seen before photos.

Title: "Michi No Tsurugi - Rikugun Test Pairoto No Senjo"

(The unknown swords - The battlefield of the test pilots of the Army)

Author:Watanabe Yoji
Bunshunbunko pbs. 2002 p/b, IN PRINT
PAGES: 467 Photos: 92 b/w Size: 15.5 X 10.5 cm
Price: 650 Yen

P/b reprint of the above h/b book. More photos but the size is smaller and doesn't contain the section in the beginning with the photos printed in excellent paper quality. Considerably cheaper.

Title: "Maboroshi No Shineiki"

(Illusionary new and powerful airplanes)

Author: Ogawa Toshihiko
Kosaido pbs. 1977 p/b, OUT OF PRINT
Pages: 260 Illustr: 124 pages Size: 18 X 11 cm

Many drawings and three-views of most of the X-planes together with date and short history of each type. P/b reprint of the original h/b.