Hitler's and Hirohito's 'Kamikaze' Flying Bombs
the axis’ manned suicide attack aircraft of ww2
$71.27
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
30 July 2025
Summary
Desperate Skies: Kamikaze Flying Bombs of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan
On April 1, 1945, U.S. forces initiated the largest amphibious assault of the Pacific War on Okinawa. The USS West Virginia, supporting the invasion, was bombarded by Japanese defenders. That evening, a Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka, a rocket-powered kamikaze plane, struck the West Virginia, marking the first damage inflicted by such a weapon. Twelve days later, the USS Mannert L. Able became …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781036119270 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1036119270 |
| Author: | William Wolf |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 30 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 246mm x 172mm |
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About The Author
William Wolf
Dr. WILLIAM WOLF was a dentist for twenty-two years before retiring at the age of 45 to pursue his aviation interests and outdoor pastimes. Over the past forty-five years he has amassed an archive of over 27,000 books and magazines, 10,000 or more images, and hundreds of reels of microfilm, among other material, on the subject. He is the author of twenty-four books on aerial warfare in the Second World War, including nine on American bombers, two on US fighters, five on American flying units, and three volumes on US aerial armament.
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