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Author:   Mark Lardas ,  Adam Tooby
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Osprey Publishing
ISBN:  

9781472848444

ISBN 10:   1472848446
Pages:   96
Publication Date:   26 May 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

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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This well-illustrated book gives a comprehensive narrative history of the campaign, including the tactics of the adversaries. -- . * Seapower Magazine *

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Mark Lardas holds a degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, but spent his early career at the Johnson Space Center doing Space Shuttle structural analysis, and space navigation. An amateur historian and a long-time ship modeler, Mark Lardas currently lives and works in League City, Texas. He has written extensively about modeling as well as naval, maritime, and military history.

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