Author: Richard O'NeillPublisher:
ISBN: 9780345304391
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Suicide Squads
Author: Richard O'NeillPublisher:
ISBN: 9780345304391
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Suicide Squads, W.W. II
Author: Richard O'NeillPublisher: St Martins Press
ISBN: 9780312775292
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Depicts suicidal missions of the Japanese, British, German, and Italian armed forces using weapons, such as midget submarines, explosive boats, and manned torpedoes
Suicide Squads
Author: Richard O'NeillPublisher: Batsford Books
ISBN: 1849943214
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book 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 ingenuity, desperation and courage.
Suicide Squad
Author: Suicide Squad
Author: Ivan CubaClassic Conflicts
Author: An Analysis of Japanese Suicide Squads During World War II
Author: Jerry W. GlassPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Suicide
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Suicide Squads of World War II
Author: Richard O'NeillPublisher: Hippocrene Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
I was a Kamikaze
Author: Axis Suicide Squads
Author: Justo MirandaPublisher:
ISBN: 9781781555651
Category : Kamikaze airplanes
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
During the Second World War both Germany and Japan developed several types of anti-aircraft and anti-ship missiles. Unfortunately for them, the Allies were technologically superior in electronic warfare by mid-1944, just in time to interfere the guidance systems of first generation. The Japanese thought to have found the tactic to stop the invasion fleets, with the ritual of the terminal dive bombing. The Germans adapted their Sturmj�ger squadrons to the Taran tactics learnt from the Soviets. Once the radio frequency war was lost, the Axis scientists tried to develop other control techniques. But the acoustic, electrostatic and infrared sensors, together with the TV guidance system, were not ready on time and broken cables made the wire guided bombs frequently fail. Both countries began to design ramming fighters and suicide bombers when the futile devastation of their cities by the Allies bombers ensured that, when the time comes, there would not be lack of volunteer pilots. But this book is just about machines, depicting all known designs of all Axis suicide airplanes and panic fighters.