On the morning of April 16, 1945, the crewmen of the USS Laffey saw what seemed to be the entire Japanese air force assembled directly above. They were about to become the targets of the largest single-ship kamikaze attack of World War II. By the time the unprecedented assault was finished, thirty-two sailors were dead and more than seventy wounded. Although she lay shrouded in smoke and fire for hours, the Laffey somehow survived. The gutted American warship limped from Okinawa's shore for home, where the ship and crew ...
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On the morning of April 16, 1945, the crewmen of the USS Laffey saw what seemed to be the entire Japanese air force assembled directly above. They were about to become the targets of the largest single-ship kamikaze attack of World War II. By the time the unprecedented assault was finished, thirty-two sailors were dead and more than seventy wounded. Although she lay shrouded in smoke and fire for hours, the Laffey somehow survived. The gutted American warship limped from Okinawa's shore for home, where the ship and crew would be celebrated as heroes. Using personal interviews with survivors, the memoirs of crew members, and their wartime correspondence, John Wukovits breathes life into the story of this forgotten historic event.
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This is a very detailed study of the entire history and background of the Japanese Air Force Kamikaze phenomena. Although I have read a great deal about WWII naval history and seen numerous articles and documentaries about this part of the air war with Japan, I had no idea whatsoever about just how numerous and devastating to United States forces this aerial menace had been. If you consider yourself well versed in the Pacific war, this book may certainly surprise you with how much you actually did not know after all! Very interesting reading from beginning to end, one that will definitely increase your understanding about how the Kamikaze came about, and the unrelenting havoc and carnage they caused so many of our Pacific forces.
