xvii, 296 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-280) and index.
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.
