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Hell from the heavens : the epic story of the USS Laffey and World War II's greatest kamikaze attack
- Title
- Hell from the heavens : the epic story of the USS Laffey and World War II's greatest kamikaze attack / John F. Wukovits.
- Author
- Wukovits, John F., 1944-
- Publication
- Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2015.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 15-2991 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xvii, 296 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-280) and index.
- Contents
- Part I. The Normandy training ground -- The formation of a crew -- Off Normandy's shores -- To the Pacific -- Part II. Into Pacific combat -- Kamikazes stage a terrifying introduction -- North from the Philippines -- Part III. Hell from the heavens -- First days at Okinawa -- The triumph of Laffey's gunners -- Agony on the afterdeck -- Defying the odds -- A lasting legacy.
- Call Number
- JFE 15-2991
- ISBN
- 9780306823244
- 0306823241
- LCCN
- 2014042127
- OCLC
- 2014042127
- Author
- Wukovits, John F., 1944-
- Title
- Hell from the heavens : the epic story of the USS Laffey and World War II's greatest kamikaze attack / John F. Wukovits.
- Publisher
- Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2015.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-280) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 15-2991