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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,...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stern, Robert C. (Robert Cecil), 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Barnsley : Seaforth, 2010.
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505 0 |a ""Cover ""; ""Title ""; ""Copyright ""; ""Contents ""; ""Acknowledgements ""; ""Introduction ""; ""1 Portents and Precursors (October 1942-June 1944) ""; ""2 The Origins of Organized Suicide Operations (August 1943-October 1944) ""; ""3 The Storm Unleashed -- The Philippines (October-November 1944) ""; ""4 A Sustained Campaign of Terror -- The Philippines (December 1944-January 1945) ""; ""5 The Kamikaze Magnet: HMAS Australia -- The Philippines (October 1944-January 1945) ""; ""6 Kamikaze Tactics, Part 1 -- The Philippines (October 1944-January 1945) "" 
505 8 |a ""7 Turbulent Interlude -- Iwo Jima & Ulithi (January 1945-March 1945) """"8 Floating Chrysanthemums I -- Okinawa (March-April 1945) ""; ""9 Floating Chrysanthemums II -- Okinawa (May-June 1945) ""; ""10 Armageddon Avoided (July-August 1945) ""; ""11 Kamikaze Tactics, Part 2 -- Okinawa (April-August 1945) ""; ""Postscript ""; ""Appendices ""; ""1 Japanese Aircraft Designations ""; ""2 Landing Craft Designations ""; ""3 Listing of Vessels Sunk or Damaged beyond Repair by Kamikazes ""; ""Notes ""; ""Sources ""; ""Index "" 
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