An edition of Hell from the heavens
(2015)
Hell from the heavens
the epic story of the USS Laffey and World War II's greatest kamikaze attack
by John F. Wukovits
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The destroyer USS Laffey (DD-724), second in World War Two to bear that name, was attacked by twenty-two kamikaze pilots and survived severe damage in April 1945 during the invasion of Okinawa.
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Hell from the heavens: the epic story of the USS Laffey and World War II's greatest kamikaze attack
2015
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0306823241 9780306823244
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Table of Contents
Part I. The Normandy training ground
The formation of a crew
Off Normandy's shores
To the Pacific
Part II. Into Pacific combat
Kamikazes stage a terrifying introduction
North from the Philippines
Part III. Hell from the heavens
First days at Okinawa
The triumph of Laffey's gunners
Agony on the afterdeck
Defying the odds
A lasting legacy.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-280) and index.
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