Hell from the Heavens
The Epic Story of the USS Laffey and World War II's Greatest Kamikaze Attack
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2016
Da Capo Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-306-82454-8 (ISBN)
Da Capo Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-306-82454-8 (ISBN)
From acclaimed historian John Wukovits, the untold story of the USS Laffey and her crew, who heroically withstood twenty-two kamikaze attacks at Okinawa which the US Navy describes "as one of the great sea epics of the war"
On April 16, 1945, the crewmen of the USS Laffey heroically withstood twenty-two kamikaze attacks at Okinawa in what the US Navy called "one of the great sea epics of the war." Using scores of personal interviews with survivors, the memoirs of crew members, and the sailors' wartime correspondence, historian John Wukovits breathes life into this nearly forgotten event and makes the ordeal of the Laffey and her crew a story for the ages.
On April 16, 1945, the crewmen of the USS Laffey heroically withstood twenty-two kamikaze attacks at Okinawa in what the US Navy called "one of the great sea epics of the war." Using scores of personal interviews with survivors, the memoirs of crew members, and the sailors' wartime correspondence, historian John Wukovits breathes life into this nearly forgotten event and makes the ordeal of the Laffey and her crew a story for the ages.
John Wukovits is a military expert specializing in the Pacific theatre of World War II. He is the author of many books, including For Crew and Country, One Square Mile of Hell, and Pacific Alamo. He has also written numerous articles for such publications as WWII History, Naval History, and World War II. He lives in Michigan.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 5.4.2016 |
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Zusatzinfo | 16 pages black-&-white photos, 3 maps |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 146 x 222 mm |
Gewicht | 382 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
ISBN-10 | 0-306-82454-X / 030682454X |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-306-82454-8 / 9780306824548 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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