Description
| Product ID: | 9780806542652 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | At War with the Wind |
| Subtitle: | The Epic Struggle with Japan's World War II Suicide Bombers |
| Authors: | Author: David Sears |
| Page Count: | 512 |
| Subjects: | History, History |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating In the last days of World War II, a new and baffling weapon terrorized the United States Navy in the Pacific. To the sailors who learned to fear them, the body-crashing warriors of Japan were known as ''suiciders''; among the Japanese, they were named for a divine wind that once saved the home islands from invasion: kamikaze. Told from the perspective of the men who endured this horrifying tactic, At War with the Wind is the first book to recount in nail-biting detail what it was like to experience an attack by Japanese kamikazes. Acclaimed author David Sears draws on personal interviews and unprecedented research to create a narrative of war that is stunning in its vividness and unforgettable in its revelations. This is the candid story of a war within a war - a relentless series of furious and violent engagements pitting men determined to die against men determined to live. Its echoes resonate hauntingly at a time of global conflict, especially when suicide as a weapon remains a perplexing and terrifying reality. |
| Imprint Name: | Citadel Press Inc.,U.S. |
| Publisher Name: | Citadel Press Inc.,U.S. |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-07-25 |
