Bombs, Torpedoes and Kamikazes (Air Combat Photo History) [Paperback]

Jack Lambert (Author), John W. Lambert (Author)

Book Description

Series: Air Combat Photo History | Publication Date: October 1997

From Pearl Harbor to VJ Day the Japanese focused their aerial fury on the U.S. Navy. This illustrated history portrays the many ship attacks in chronological order in a series of well-documented photos, many never before seen. They show the desperate attacks, heroic attempts at defense, the winners and the losers. Suicide pilots caused such havoc that the American public was not informed of the facts until long after the war ended.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN) (October 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0933424825
• ISBN-13: 978-0933424821
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,058,106 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Air Attacks Against U. S. Ships!, January 18, 2010

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This review is from: Bombs, Torpedoes and Kamikazes (Air Combat Photo History) (Paperback)

BOMBS, TORPEDOES AND KAMIKAZES, Volume 2 in the 'Air Combat Photo History' series, is a 112-page photo book showing various American ships under air attack in the Pacific. From Pearl Harbor to the final battles off Okinawa, USN warships and merchantmen faced increasingly fanatical Japanese air units who eventually substituted 'body-crashing' for conventional bombs and torpedoes.

John Lambert's book is divided into four chapters: 'Early Rounds, December 7, 1941 through 1942;' 'Piercing Japan's Outer Defenses, 1943 through September 1944;' 'Liberation of the Phillippines, October 1944 through February 1945;' and 'The Final Bloody Struggles, March 1945 through August 1945.' After a short historical summary of the period in question, Lambert showcases various photographs showing Japanese aircraft on their airfields or attacking US shipping, American ships firing on attacking Japanese a/c and reeling from bomb/torpedo/kamikaze hits and so on. Because of their nature, a number of the pix aren't the best in terms of quality but talk about dramatic impact!

In short, BOMBS, TORPEDOES AND KAMIKAZES presents a fascinating, in-your-face view of the Navy at war. If anyone thought American sailors had it easy in the Pacific, thye should take a gander at this book! Recommended.