Description
| Product ID: | 9781447227205 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Kamikaze Hunters |
| Subtitle: | The Men Who Fought for the Pacific, 1945 |
| Authors: | Author: Will Iredale |
| Page Count: | 400 |
| Subjects: | Asian history, Asian history, Second World War, Air forces and warfare, War and defence operations, Second World War, Air forces & warfare, War & defence operations, Japan, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The extraordinary story of the young British airmen who fought the Japanese suicide pilots <p>The <i>Sunday Times</i> Top Ten Bestseller.<br><br>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.<br><br>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,<i> The Kamikaze Hunters</i> is a gripping account of how a few brave young men helped to ensure lasting peace.</p> |
| Imprint Name: | Pan Books |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2016-05-19 |
