The Kamikaze Hunters: Fighting for the Pacific: 1945

black cloth, dust jacket, First Pegasus books hardcover edition, x, 386 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; "Follows a group of young men who fought towards the end of World War II, from their enlistment and initial training to the terrifying and unexpected reality of fighting against pilots who would rather choose death than a dishonorable defeat,

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An extraordinary story of courage, valor, and dogged determination, the vivid account of how a few brave young pilots ensured lasting peace during World War II.

In May 1945, with victory in Europe established, the war was all but over. But on the other side of the world, the Allies were still engaged in a bitter struggle to control the Pacific. And it was then that the Japanese unleashed a terrible new form of warfare: the suicide pilots, or Kamikaze.

Drawing on meticulous research and unique personal access to the remaining survivors, Will Iredale follows a group of young men from the moment they signed up through their initial training to the terrifying reality of fighting against pilots who, in the cruel last summer of the war, chose death rather than risk their country's dishonourable defeat--and deliberately flew their planes into Allied aircraft carriers.

Product Info

ISBN: 1681771675

ISBN-13: 9781681771670

Publisher: Pegasus Books

Year: 2016

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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Country: Canada