The Kamikaze hunters : fighting for the Pacific, 1945 / Will Iredale.
"Follows a group of young men who fought towards the end of World War II, from their enlistment and initial training to the terrifying and unexpected reality of fighting against pilots who would rather choose death than a dishonorable defeat,"--NoveList.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781681771670
- ISBN: 1681771675
- Physical Description: x, 386 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Pegagus Books edition
- Publisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 2016.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-370) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Flying sailors -- They were like gods -- Wakey-wakey, rise and shine, show a leg -- Bags of food and lights and girls -- Wings -- they don't know what they want and they won't be happy till they get it -- Flat-hatters -- Blooded -- Flat tops -- An enterprise of the first magnitude -- The balloons go up -- The jitter effect -- The body crashers -- April fools -- A formidable return -- Little yellow baskets -- Breaking point -- The absolute full -- The final onslaught.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 940.5449 IRE (Text) | 36015000708145 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/18/2026 |
| Henderson Main Branch | 940.544 I (Text) | 33258008027356 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Madison Main Library | 940.544 IRE (Text) | 30229101027117 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Mountains Branch Library | 940.54 I (Text) | 38801101757042 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Pack Memorial Library | 940.544952 IRE (Text) | 0020511103317 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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"Follows a group of young men who fought towards the end of World War II, from their enlistment and initial training to the terrifying and unexpected reality of fighting against pilots who would rather choose death than a dishonorable defeat,"--NoveList.
