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The Kamikaze hunters : fighting for the Pacific, 1945 Cover Image Book

The Kamikaze hunters : fighting for the Pacific, 1945 / Will Iredale.

Iredale, Will, (author.).

Summary:

"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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Japan. Kaigun. Kamikaze Tokubetsu Kōgekitai.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, Japanese.
Kamikaze pilots > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
Warships > United States > History > 20th century.

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Jacksonville Main Library 940.5449 IRE (Text) 36015000708145 Adult Nonfiction Checked out 08/18/2026

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