Fire from the sky : surviving the Kamikaze threat / Robert C. Stern.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stern, Robert Cecil, 1946- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japan. Kaigun. Kamikaze Tokubetsu Kōgekitai--History.

Japan.

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, Japanese.

World War, 1939-1945.

Kamikaze airplanes--History.

Kamikaze airplanes.

Suicide--Social aspects--Japan--History.

Suicide.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean.

World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.

World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, British.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Place of Publication:

South Yorkshire, England : Seaforth Publishing, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

""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 ""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781783834891

1783834897

9781473814219

1473814219

OCLC:

881607846