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Suicide squads: the men and machines of World War II special operations

By Richard , O'Neill

Book information

Publisher
Pavilion Books;Batsford
Year
2015
ISBN
9781849943215, 1849943214
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
5 MB (4901756 bytes)
Series
Classic conflicts
Pages
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Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
1939-1945--Aerial operations1939-1945--Aerial operations;World War1939-1945--Campaigns;World War1939-1945--Naval o1939-1945--Naval operations;World WarAerial--Japanese;Military operationsAerial;Military operationsHISTORY--Europe--Western;Kamikaze airplanes;MidgetJapanese;World WarNaval--Japanese;Special forces (Military science);Naval;Military operations

Description

In a detailed exploration of the hazardous 'Special Attack' weapons and forces of World War II, Suicide Squads examines the role of explosive motorboats, midget submarines, human torpedoes and kamikaze aircraft. In addition to weapon development, Richard O'Neil describes the actions themselves including Pearl Harbour, the raid on Sydney Harbour and special forces mission at Guadalcanal, Midway and Okinawa. The bravery of the men from all sides who went to war in suicidal or near-suicidal weapons cannot be overestimated. The story of these special attack forces remains a testimony to ingen.

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