At War with the Wind by David Sears - ISBN: 9780806542652
Paperback
WWII sailors face Japan’s kamikaze: survival against suicide warfare.

At War with the Wind

The Epic Struggle with Japan's World War II Suicide Bombers

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  • Paperback

    512 pages

  • Release Date

    29 August 2023

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Summary

Drawing from hundreds of interviews with WWII veterans who survived Japan’s terrifying kamikaze strikes, acclaimed author and former U.S. Navy Officer David Sears vividly portrays what it was like to experience this tactic, capturing the real-life dramas behind America’s first confrontation with the psychology and devastating impact of suicide warfare.

In the last days of World War II, a new and baffling weapon terrorized the United States Navy in the Pacific. To the sailors who learn…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780806542652
ISBN-10:0806542659
Author:David Sears
Publisher:Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.
Imprint:Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:512
Release Date:29 August 2023
Weight:369g
Dimensions:229mm x 153mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Praise for AT WAR WITH THE WIND:

“[Sears] writes affectingly of the terror the “divine wind” campaign …Sears does a particularly good job of bringing in the various voices of the fast-dwindling corps of American survivors of hellish engagements at Leyte and Okinawa, among other places…of considerable interest to students of the Pacific War.” —Kirkus Reviews

“A work of power and passion … The finest account of the American reaction to the furious suicide raids that attempted to turn the course of the War in the Pacific.” —Donald L. Miller, author of D-Days in the Pacific

“A real stunner … A superb narrative of life, death, and incredible heroism.” —Jim Hartz, former host of “Today”

“Thorough and vivid … A timely, absorbing book.” —John C. McManus, author of Alamo in the Ardennes

“Gripping naval combat writing … Sears pulls no punches in this powerful account of the sheer terror that was kamikaze warfare.” M. G. Sheftall, author of Blossoms in the Wind

“Mesmerizing … With history like this, who needs fiction? Simply thrilling.” Kenneth Sewell, author of Red Star Rogue

“Powerful … David Sears salutes American heroism in the bleakest days of the war.” H. Paul Jeffers, author of Command of Honor

“Gripping … Sears puts readers beside the heroic American sailors in the bull’s eye.” —Jerome Preisler, author of All Hands Down

“Well-researched … a must for World War II book aficionados.” Steve Jackson, author of Lucky Lady

About The Author

David Sears

David Sears is an acclaimed author, historian, and former Navy officer. His nonfiction military history books include Pacific Air, Such Men as These, and The Last Epic Naval Battle, and he has written for Aviation History, Military History Quarterly, Naval History, Smithsonian Air & Space, Smithsonian Digital, VFW Magazine, Vietnam, and World War II magazine. A veteran U.S. Navy officer, he served aboard a destroyer and did a tour of duty as an in-country advisor during the Vietnam conflict. He appears as a commentator on the History Channel and has spoken before military and civic groups such as Chicago’s Pritzker Military History Library, New York’s Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, and New Orleans’s National World War II Museum. He lives in New Jersey.

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