Kamikaze Hunters

Iredale, Will

£16.99

The extraordinary story of the young British airmen who fought the Japanese suicide pilots

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Publish Date: 19/05/2016

Description

The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller.

In May 1945, with victory in Europe established, the war was all but over. But on the other side of the world, the Allies were still engaged in a bitter struggle to control the Pacific. And it was then that the Japanese unleashed a terrible new form of warfare: the suicide pilots, or Kamikaze.

Drawing on meticulous research and unique personal access to the remaining survivors, Will Iredale follows a group of young men from the moment they joined up through their initial training to the terrifying reality of fighting against pilots who, in the cruel last summer of the war, chose death rather than risk their country’s dishonourable defeat and deliberately flew their planes into Allied aircraft carriers. A story of courage, valour and dogged determination, The Kamikaze Hunters is a gripping account of how a few brave young men helped to ensure lasting peace.

Additional information

Weight 286 g
Dimensions 197 × 129 × 28 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

x, 386 , 16 unnumbered of plates

Language

English

Edition

Unabridged

Dewey

940.544941 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K