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Author Sheftall, M. G. (Mordecai G.)

Title Blossoms in the wind : human legacies of the kamikaze / by M.G. Sheftall.

Publication Info. New York : NAL Caliber, 2006.

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Stacks  D792.J3 S43 2006    Available  ---
Edition 1st NAL Caliber trade paperback.
Description x, 430 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-421) and index.
Contents A time for heroes -- St. Lo overture -- Yasukuni -- The road to Mabalacat -- Ōnishi's gamble -- Poster boy -- Fed up with losing and ready to die -- All boys dream of flying -- An old man's dream -- The lights of Talisay -- Attack orders -- The ultimate smart bomb -- The Yokaren candidate -- I wanted wings -- Amenities -- Looking for a few good war gods -- Flight of the thunder gods -- Echoes of thunder -- A soldier's scrapbook -- Bright-eyed boys from the provinces -- Fighter jock -- Belt of a thousand stitches -- Nadeshiko -- Band of sisters -- The Nadeshiko unit -- Fireflies -- A peaceful village -- Doctor Hiroshima - Setagaya Kan'non -- Pilgrimage to Chiran -- Torpedomen in twilight -- Kudan Kaikan -- Toshiharu Konada -- Harumi Kawasaki -- Rearranging the firmament -- Metal implement number six -- Enter the Kaiten -- A pillar of smoke by day -- Going home.
Subject Japan. Kaigun. Kamikaze Tokubetsu Kōgekitai.
Japan. Kaigun. Kamikaze Tokubetsu Kōgekitai.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, Japanese.
World War (1939-1945)
Kamikaze airplanes.
Kamikaze airplanes.
Kamikaze pilots.
Kamikaze pilots.
Suicide -- Japan -- Psychological aspects.
Suicide.
Japan.
Psychological aspects.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean.
Japan -- History, Military.
History, Military.
ISBN 0451218523