Robin L. Rielly

Kamikaze Attacks of World War II

A Complete History of Japanese Suicide Strikes on American Ships, by Aircraft and Other Means

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Drawing on U.S. government reports, interrogation reports of Japanese officers, ship action reports and secondary sources, this book details more than 400 kamikaze attacks by Japanese aircraft, manned torpedoes, suicide boats and suicide swimmers against U.S. ships during World War II. Part One focuses on the traditions, development and history of the kamikazes, including the origins of the samurai class and its ethos, the development of kamikaze aircraft and watercraft, and the indoctrination of children in the Japanese school system. Part Two details the kamikaze attacks on ships in the waters around the Philippines, Iwo Jima, Taiwan, Okinawa and Japan. Appendices list all of the U.S. ships suffering kamikaze attacks along with casualty figures, outlines and silhouettes of various U.S. ships involved in kamikaze attacks, and silhouettes of Japanese kamikaze aircraft.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 386
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 724g
• ISBN-13: 9780786473038
• ISBN-10: 0786473037
• Artikelnr.: 36170994

Autorenporträt

Robin L. Rielly spent many years as an educator, specializing in international relations, Asian studies and American history. He also served as the Historian/Archivist for the USS LCS(L) 1-130 Association, a World War II veteran's group. This is his sixth book dealing with American Naval history.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface     
Introduction     
Part One-The Genesis of the Kamikazes, Their Organization, and Disposition
1. The Development of the Samurai Class and Its Ethos     
2. Kamikaze Traditions     
3. Special Attack Aircraft     
4. Development of the Tokko-tai     
5. Tactics     
6. Kamikazes on Land and Sea     
Part Two-The Kamikaze Chronicles: A Detailed Account of the Attacks
7. Prelude to Mayhem     
8. The December Kamikazes, 1944     
9. Lingayen Gulf     
10. Taiwan, Iwo Jima, and Ulithi      .     
11. Okinawa and the Ten Go Campaign     
12. The Invasion of Okinawa, Week One     
13. The Onslaught Continues     
14. "...We Cleaned Up the Bodies..."     
15. A Miserable May     
16. The War Winds Down     
17. Ketsu Go: Defending the Homeland     
Appendix I: U.S. Navy and Merchant Marine Ships Damaged or Sunk by Kamikaze
Attacks, 1942-1945     
Appendix II: Ship Types     
Appendix III: American and Japanese Aircraft     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index      .