Bibliograph

Kamikaze, Japan's last bid for victory, Adrian Stewart

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Kamikaze, Japan's last bid for victory, Adrian Stewart

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Kamikaze

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Adrian Stewart

Sub title

Japan's last bid for victory

Summary

This enlightening WWII history examines Japans Kamikaze Corps of special forces pilots who engaged in terrifying suicide attacks. By late 1944, the Japanese had already proved themselves fanatical in their quest for victory. But the actions of the Kamikaze Corps took matters to a new level. Western military forces were dumbfounded by an enemy strategy of deliberate self-sacrifice. Beginning with the Leyte Gulf battle, Kamikaze attacks continued during the invasion of the Philippines in early 1945 and reached a climax during the months-long Battle of Okinawa. In total, more than a thousand kamikaze airmen perished. In Kamikaze, historian Adrian Stewart examines the historic and cultural roots of the unique and unsettling phenomenon. He also provides graphic descriptions of these suicide attacks and their devastating impact on Allied forces

Target audience

adult

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