The Kamikazes: Suicide Squadrons of World War II

By Edwin P. Hoyt

Book Overview

Here is a powerful, incisive portrait of the men who carried out the Japanese suicide missions during the Pacific campaign of World War II.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580800319
• ISBN13: 9781580800310
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Burford Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.2" x 0.8" x 6.1"

Customer Reviews

Excellent and Informative

This is the first book I ever read on this subject and I was very impressed. This book does an excellent job at giving both a historical account of the various suicide attacks and exploring the mentality and strategy behind the suicide theory. The advantages and disadvantages of the different forms of suicide attack such as aircraft, submarines, boats, and piloted bombs are explored in detail. If you want to learn about the Japanese Kamikaze attacks at the end of World War 2, this is a good place to start.