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Hell from the heavens : the epic story of the USS Laffey and World War II's greatest kamikaze attack /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wukovits, John F., 1944- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2015]
Edition:First Da Capo Press edition.
Subjects:
Laffey (Ship)
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, Japanese.
Japan. > Kaigun. > Kamikaze Tokubetsu Kōgekitai.
Kamikaze pilots > Japan.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. The Normandy training ground
  • The formation of a crew
  • Off Normandy's shores
  • To the Pacific
  • Part II. Into Pacific combat
  • Kamikazes stage a terrifying introduction
  • North from the Philippines
  • Part III. Hell from the heavens
  • First days at Okinawa
  • The triumph of Laffey's gunners
  • Agony on the afterdeck
  • Defying the odds
  • A lasting legacy.