aerial operations, japanese

On t.p.: Axis and Allied Special attack weapons of World War II : their development and their missions.

Relates the personal narrative of former Japanese Kamikaze pilot, Yasuo Kuwahara, describing his youth in Japan, conscription into miliary service, and his final attack orders just prior to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Profusely illustrated text documents the decisive part played by bombers in bringing about the ultimate capitulation of Japan in World War II.

Profusely illustrated text discusses the campaigns and battles between American and Japanese forces in the Pacific that led to the defeat of the Japanese in World War II.