“SUICIDE SQUADS”The untold
stories of WWII fighting men who had one mission: to kill––and die.
- By Richard O’Neil. In the long annals of warfare, no fighters have provoked
more admiration and horror than the suicide squads of World War II.
Soldiers, airman, and seamen who hurled themselves into battle knowing they
would die for their cause and their country. From the smallest human torpedo
to the world’s biggest battleship (Yamato), from the dreaded Japanese
kamikaze pilots to the British X-craft submarines, here for the first time
are the extraordinary machines and incredible motives of the men from all
sides who deliberately gave their lives in the cause of war! While this book
includes information from Italian, German and British wartime efforts, it’s
main focus is on the massive Japanese suicide works of World War II. 1981
Ballantine Softbound. 301 pages, over 180 illustrations and B/W photographs.
Countless diagrams and maps included. Large glossary and index. Impressive
color cover artwork.
