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Admirals Biography Kamikaze pilots Midway, Battle of, 1942 Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William) 1885-1966 Operation Sea Lion Stalingrad, Battle of, Volgograd, Russia, 1942-1943 United States. Army. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Eastern Front World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns England World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Pacific OceanFilter By Subjects
Admirals Biography Kamikaze pilots Midway, Battle of, 1942 Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William) 1885-1966 Operation Sea Lion Stalingrad, Battle of, Volgograd, Russia, 1942-1943 United States. Army. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Eastern Front World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns England World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Pacific OceanSheftall, M. G. (Mordecai G.)
Summary: A revelatory and groundbreaking account of Imperial Japan's kamikaze--the suicide pilots of World War II--as told through the eyes of the survivors. In the final year of World War II, a horrific new weapon was unleashed in the Pacific: the kamikaze. Idealistic, young Japanese men had been taught that there was no greater glory than to sacrifice one's life to defend the homeland. Now, with the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Caliber 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 SHEŌdachi, Kazuo
Summary: An incredible, untold story of survival and acceptance that sheds light on one of the darkest chapters in Japanese history.This book tells the story of Kazuo Odachi who, in 1943, when he was just 16 years-old joined the Imperial Japanese Navy to become a pilot. A year later, he was unknowingly assigned to the Kamikaze Special Attack Corps, a group of airmen whose mission was to sacrifice their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ODACHI, KAZUO ODASummary: Exposes the fatal errors, startling miscues, and bungled opportunities which turned the tide of the war and forever changed the course of history.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Home Video 2006
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WORContents: Okinawa (3:18) -- Attack on Kyushu (1:53) -- On the Way to Okinawa (1:35) -- Okinawan Invasion Force (2:04) -- Kamikaze Pilots Have Orders (0:54) -- First Kamikaze Attack on U.S. Fleet (2:04) -- Second Kamikaze Attack on U.S. Fleet (5:26) -- Okinawa: Last Battle of WWII (1:57) -- Credits: 'Okinawa' (1:06)
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: This episode of the U.S. Army’s The Big Picture television series follows the life and career of Admiral Chester Nimitz, one of the greatest Navy commanders in U.S. history. Raised on the plains of Texas, Nimitz had never seen an ocean when he entered the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, at the beginning of the 20th century. Yet, 40 years later he rescued the Pacific from the tyranny of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008