US Navy Ships vs Kamikazes 1944-45

Informationen zum Autor Mark Stille is the author of numerous Osprey titles focusing on naval history in the Pacific. He recently concluded a nearly 40-year career in the intelligence community, including tours on the faculty of the Naval War College, on the Joint Staff and on US Navy ships. He received his BA in History from the University of Maryland and also holds an MA from the Naval War College. Jim Laurier is a native of New England and lives in New Hampshire. He attended Paier School of Art in Hamden, Connecticut, from 1974–78, and since graduating with Honours, he has been working professionally in the field of Fine Art and Illustration. He has been commissioned to paint for the US Air Force and has aviation paintings on permanent display at the Pentagon. Klappentext The ineffectiveness of conventional air attacks on US Navy surface ships, particularly heavily defended targets like carrier task groups, forced the Japanese to re-evaluate their tactics in late 1944. The solution they arrived at was simple - crash their aircraft into American ships. This notion of self-sacrifice fit well within the Japanese warrior psyche and proved terrifying to the American sailors subjected to it. These tactics brought immediate results, and proved effective until the end of the war. This book examines this terrifying new way of waging war, revealing how the US Navy was forced to adapt its tactics and deploy new weapons to counter the threat posed by kamikaze attacks, as well as assessing whether the damage caused to American naval strength by the loss of so many pilots and aircraft actually had a material impact. Zusammenfassung A compact account of the desperate measures taken by the Japanese against US Navy surface ships in late 1944. Their solution, suicide attacks by manned aircraft, was not only terrifying and effective, but it has fascinated military historians and readers ever since. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chronology Design and Development Technical Specifications The Strategic Situation The Combatants Combat Statistics and Analysis Aftermath Bibliography Index ...

Product details

• Authors: Mark Stille, Mark (Author) Stille, Stille Mark
• Assisted by: Gareth Hector (Illustration), Jim Laurier (Illustration), Laurier Jim (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2016
• EAN: 9781472812735
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-1273-5
• No. of pages: 80
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 244 mm x 5 mm
• Series: Duel
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Japan, HISTORY / Military / World War II, military history, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, Air forces & warfare, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Warfare & defence, United States of America, USA, Asian History, General and world history, Air forces and warfare, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, History and Archaeology, Military aircraft