The Kamikaze Campaign 1944–45
Imperial Japan's Last Throw of the Dice
$35.99
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
26 May 2022
Summary
An illustrated history of how Japan devised and launched a new kind of air campaign in late 1944 – the suicidal assaults of the kamikaze units against the approaching Allied fleets.
As summer changed to autumn in 1944, Japan was losing the war. Still unwilling to surrender, Japan’s last hope was to try to wear down US resolve enough to reach a negotiated settlement. Extraordinary measures seemed necessary, and the most extraordinary was the formation of Special Attack…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472848444 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472848446 |
| Author: | Mark Lardas |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 26 May 2022 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 8mm x 182mm x 246mm |
| Series: | Air Campaign |
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Critics Review
This well-illustrated book gives a comprehensivenarrative history of the campaign, including the tactics of the adversaries.
This well-illustrated book gives a comprehensive
narrative history of the campaign, including the tactics of the adversaries.
Mark Lardas
Mark Lardas holds a degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, but spent his early career at the Johnson Space Center doing Space Shuttle structural analysis, and space navigation. An amateur historian and a long-time ship modeler, Mark Lardas currently lives and works in League City, Texas. He has written extensively about modeling as well as naval, maritime, and military history.
Adam Tooby is an internationally renowned digital artist and illustrator. His work can be found in publications worldwide and as box art for model aircraft kits. He also runs a successful illustration studio and aviation prints business. He is based in Cheshire, UK.
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