Kamikaze Campaign 1944-45

INTRODUCTION
CHRONOLOGY
ATTACKER'S CAPABILITIES
The last of Japanese airpower
Aircraft
Facilities and infrastructure
Weapons and tactics
DEFENDER'S CAPABILITIES
The encroaching fleet
Aircraft
Facilities and infrastructure
CAMPAIGN OBJECTIVES
The last throw of the dice
Japanese objectives and plans
Allied objectives and plans
THE CAMPAIGN
Dying for the Emperor
The first round: October 25-November 30, 1944
Countering the kamikazes: December 1, 1944-January 13,
1945
Formosa, Iwo Jima, and long-range raids: January
14-March 26, 1945
The long grind, Okinawa: March 27-June 30, 1945
Downfall: June 30, 1944-March 1946
AFTERMATH AND ANALYSIS
Surviving aircraft and ships
FURTHER READING
INDEX

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• Batalhas e campanhas
• Forças navais e guerra
• Segunda Guerra Mundial
• Forças aéreas e guerra

maps; battlescenes; illustrations; photographs; campaign plans; Admiral Arima Masabumi; First Air Fleet; Philippines; Sho; US Third Fleet; Admiral John S. McCain; Okinawa; Ohkas; Fifth Air Fleet; Kyushu; Ugaki Matome; Lingayan Gulf landings; Operation Olympic; Operation Coronet; Kikusui