Hell from the heavens: the epic story of the USS Laffey and World War II's greatest kamikaze attack 9780306823251, 030682325X

Part I. The Normandy training ground -- The formation of a crew -- Off Normandy's shores -- To the Pacific -- Part

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Hell from the heavens: the epic story of the USS Laffey and World War II's greatest kamikaze attack
9780306823251, 030682325X

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Japan. Kaigun. Kamikaze Tokubetsu Kōgekitai.;Wukovits
John F

Table of 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.

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