The book, Jungle Dive Bombers At War describes in detail an important yet neglected facet of combat during World War II in the Pacific and Indo-China combat theaters.  "Jungle Dive Bombers At War" represents a comprehensive review of the dive-bomber groups operating in these two combat theaters.  This book reveals amongst the combatants the problems, the solutions, the aircraft and the pilots of these specialized dive-bomber units.  "Jungle Dive Bombers At War" points out how a small elite of dive-bomber pilots paved the way for Imperial Japan's initial conquests early in World War II.  What the Japanese lacked in resources in terms of size and numbers was compensated with in terms of accuracy.  Initially their aircraft and flying skills brought huge gains for little loss.  When the Allies began to push back Imperial Japan's far-flung battlefront, the Japanese proved equally adept at concealment and defense.  The Japanese military force's clever use of deep, effectively camouflaged bunkers resulted in a slow, painful advance that was resisted at every stage by a determined foe that was willing to die rather than accept defeat.  The adamant Japanese resistance dictated that the Allied airmen refine their use of dive-bomber aircraft, which they did with unmatched precision.  For the Allies,  the availability in large numbers of capable dive-bomber aircraft and pilots proved to be the vital air-war element on the long route back towards Tokyo.  The major sections of "Jungle Dive Bombers At War" are as follows: 1) Introduction; 2) Chapter 1 - Early Development Of Dive-bombing; 3) Chapter 2 - Pearl Harbor To Salween Gorge; 4) Chapter 3 - Rabaul And Guadalcanal; 5) Chapter 4 - Counter-Strike; 6) Chapter 5 - Across The Imphal; 7) Chapter 6 - The Secret Squadrons; 8) Chapter 7 - New Zealand's Special Squadron; 9) Chapter 8 - No Place To Hide; 10) Chapter 9 The Philippines Regained; 11) Epilogue; 12) Sources and 13) Index.  In addition to an informative narrative, "Jungle Dive Bombers At War" includes the following features: 1) Approximately 32 black and white photographs and 2) 2 maps.  This book is 182 pages and is in excellent condiiton.  The author is Peter C. Smith.  Edition published in 1987.