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Fire from the sky : surviving the kamikaze threat /
By late 1944 the war in the Pacific had turned decisively against the Japanese, and overwhelming Allied forces began to close in on the home islands. At this point Japan unveiled a terrifying new tactic: the suicide attack, or Kamikaze, named after the 'Divine Wind' which had once before,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Barnsley :
Seaforth,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | By late 1944 the war in the Pacific had turned decisively against the Japanese, and overwhelming Allied forces began to close in on the home islands. At this point Japan unveiled a terrifying new tactic: the suicide attack, or Kamikaze, named after the 'Divine Wind' which had once before, in medieval times, saved Japan from invasion. Intentionally crashing bomb-laden aircraft into Allied warships, these piloted guided missiles at first seemed unstoppable, calling into question the naval strategy on which the whole war effort was based.This book looks at the origins of the campaign, at its stra. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (384 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781783834891 1783834897 130689638X 9781306896382 9781473814219 1473814219 |