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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 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- ""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) ""
- ""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 ""