Kamikaze attacks of World War II : a complete history of Japanese suicide strikes on American ships, by aircraft and other means

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Kamikaze attacks of World War II : a complete history of Japanese suicide strikes on American ships, by aircraft and other means

Robin L. Rielly

McFarland, c2010

  • : softcover

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-367) and index

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ISBN 9780786446544

内容説明

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 performed 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.
巻冊次

: softcover ISBN 9780786473038

内容説明

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.

目次

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      .     

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