Kamikazes, Corsairs, and Picket Ships: Okinawa 1945

Kamikazes, Corsairs & Picket Ships

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  • Kamikazes, Corsairs & Picket Ships: Okinawa 1945

    • Kamikazes, Corsairs & Picket Ships

    The battle narratives have a couple of helpful features rarely found in kamikaze attack descriptions in other English-language sources. First, the book incorporates American CAP movements and actions into the battle descriptions based on air group and squadron action reports.

    Second, these chapters make use of a variety of American-produced documents regarding Japanese air power, including postwar interrogations of Japanese military leaders, Japanese monographs prepared by the Military History Section of the Army Forces Far East Headquarters after the war's end, and translated Japanese communications intercepted by American intelligence. Especially fascinating are intercepted Japanese messages regarding several of the ten Kikusui mass kamikaze attacks carried out during the Battle of Okinawa such as Vice Admiral Ugaki's detailed orders for Kikusui No.

    The final chapter has a thoughtful and convincing analysis of why radar picket ships at Okinawa suffered such great losses. He discusses five primary factors: The book's end section has the following quote from Vice Admiral Turner in praise of the fighting courage of men who served on radar picket ships p.

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    The gallant ships in these stations were at all times, and in a very literal sense, in the first line of defense at Okinawa. Their expert raid reporting and efficient fighter direction made possible the timely interception of enemy aircraft which would otherwise have been able successfully to attack our transport and supply ships in force.

    The enemy pressed his attacks with fanatical determination and still failed to disrupt our progress, largely because the Radar Pickets were an obstacle he could not overcome. By their steadfast courage and magnificent performance of duty in a nerve wracking job under morale shattering conditions, the crews of the ships and craft on the Radar Picket stations have emblazoned a glorious new chapter in naval tradition.

    Kamikazes, Corsairs & Picket Ships: Okinawa 1945

    Maps, photographs, and tables add significantly to this history's value. Aviation News A highly detailed yet accessible account on the Pacific War.

    Airfix Model World Packed with detail, this book shows thorough research The bibliography is impressive For those with an interest in the Pacific war, this overlooked topic would be a valuable addition to their library Toni Wiltshire The subject matter of this book is actually very simple…however, this is not a simple book, it is a masterpiece of research and dedication … made it very easy for a novice to understand and properly appreciate this fascinating and in someways unknown aspect of WW2 naval operations.

    I cannot recommend it too highly. Scale Plastic and Rail.

    Kamikazes, Corsairs, and Picket Ships: Okinawa, [Robin L. Rielly] on bahana-line.com *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. “To any who want to learn more. Editorial Reviews. Review. “ very detailed a terrific book about a subject that has hitherto Kamikazes, Corsairs, and Picket Ships: Okinawa Kindle Edition. by.

    Newsletter Please click here to sign up for our newsletter. All Order Enquiries t: In his preface, Reilly says, "I have tried to avoid a journalistic style in my writing; however LCS L left the station at At a bogey was spotted on the Daley's radar screen.

    Especially fascinating are intercepted Japanese messages regarding several of the ten Kikusui mass kamikaze attacks carried out during the Battle of Okinawa such as Vice Admiral Ugaki's detailed orders for Kikusui No. Kamikazes, Corsairs and Picket Ships: Kamikazes, Corsairs and Picket Ships: Tin Cans and Gunboats. The book's end section has the following quote from Vice Admiral Turner in praise of the fighting courage of men who served on radar picket ships p. Scale Plastic and Rail.

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    Fifteen of the ships that served in this role were sunk and another fifty were damaged--many severely. The crews were at nearly constant battle stations.

    Why didn't the Bismarck shoot down any Swordfish?

    The horror was nearly unimaginable. But a few of the best stories and some better summations would have served the reader better than the style the author selected while still presenting the story. Rielly packed the book with photos and diagrams. The one map he failed to provide, however, was the location of the nearly twenty radar picket stations.