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Hell from the heavens : the epic story of the USS Laffey and World War II's greatest kamikaze attack / John F. Wukovits.
- 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
- Boston, 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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| Text | Request in advance | D774.L3 W85 2015 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xvii, 296 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- The destroyer USS Laffey (DD-724), second in World War Two to bear that name, was attacked by twenty-two kamikaze pilots and survived severe damage in April 1945 during the invasion of Okinawa.
- Drawing extensively on letters written by crew members, as well as interviews with and memoirs of survivors, this narrative for general readers, history buffs, and scholars describes the April 16, 1945, battle at sea, when the USS Laffey was attacked by 22 Japanese aircraft. The book includes a complete list of the crew, a list of crew members killed, and a list of crew members who received medals for their actions during the attack. --Publisher's description.
- Subject
- Laffey (Ship)
- Japan. Kaigun. Kamikaze Tokubetsu Kōgekitai
- World War (1939-1945)
- 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American
- World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area
- World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, Japanese
- Kamikaze pilots > Japan
- Kamikaze pilots
- Military campaigns
- Military operations, Aerial > Japanese
- Military operations, Naval > American
- Japan
- Pacific Area
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-280) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- 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.
- ISBN
- 9780306823244
- 0306823241
- 9780306823251 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- ^^2014042127
- OCLC
- 884814507
- SCSB-10883042
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library