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The Kamikazes /

The series examines the strength of each of the world's most deadly units that provided an extra edge when it came to deciding the outcome of the war's most pivotal battles. In the autumn of 1944, as American forces began the re-conquest of the Philippine islands, they came under a new and...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Martin, Jonathan, Messenger, Charles, 1941-, Powell, Robert, 1944-
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: London, England : British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC), 2001.
Series:World history in video.
Subjects:
Kamikaze pilots > Japan > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, Japanese.
Kamikazes (Pilotes) > Japon > Histoire.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations aériennes japonaises.
Kamikaze pilots.
Military operations, Aerial > Japanese.
Japan.
1939-1945
Documentary
Documentaries and Factual Films
Alexander Street Video.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
History.
Nonfiction films.
Documentary.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:The series examines the strength of each of the world's most deadly units that provided an extra edge when it came to deciding the outcome of the war's most pivotal battles. In the autumn of 1944, as American forces began the re-conquest of the Philippine islands, they came under a new and terrified form of attack. Over the next eight months more than 500 allied ships were damaged or sunk, thousands killed and almost as many wounded.
Item Description:Previously released on DVD.
Physical Description:1 online resource (50 min.).