The kamikazes /
by Edwin P. Hoyt.
- New York : Arbor House, �1983.
- 333 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-306) and index.
Desperation -- Organizing for death -- Organizing -- The decision to die -- The special attack force -- Warming up -- A-operation day -- Extending the force -- "We must redouble our efforts ..." -- New times, new means -- To the death -- And not only in the air ... -- Comets ascending ... -- Philippine fadeout -- New lease on life -- New lease on death -- The coming of B-San -- No quarter at Iwo Jima -- The hope that failed -- The battle for Japan-I : the Kyushu air bases -- The battle for Japan-II : the Kyushu air strikes -- The suicide brigade -- The eve of the last 'decisive battle' -- The specter of Okinawa -- Operation Ten Go -- Operation Ten Go-II -- The flight of the Sacred Crane.
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, Japanese. World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean. Suicide--Psychological aspects.--Japan Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Op�erations a�eriennes japonaises. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Campagnes et batailles--Pacifique, Oc�ean. Suicide--Aspect psychologique.--Japon Military campaigns. Military operations, Aerial--Japanese. Suicide--Psychological aspects.