Ebook {Epub PDF} At War With the Wind by David Sears

Former naval officer Sears (The Last Epic Naval Battle: Voices from Leyte Gulf, ) writes affectingly of the terror the “divine wind” campaign wrought on American sailors. Contrasting the fate of several American ships to that of USS Cole in the al-Qaeda terror attack, he demonstrates the damage that the Imperial Navy suicide bombers wrought.  · A former US Navy officer with extensive sea duty aboard a destroyer, as well as a Vietnam war veteran, he is the author of The Last Epic Naval Battle: Voices from Leyte Gulf. In researching and writing At War with the Wind, he carried out extensive original research and hundreds of personal interviews. Visit him online at www.doorway.ru: Kensington. David Sears, acclaimed author of The Last Epic Naval Battle, draws on personal interviews and unprecedented research to create a narrative of war that is stunning in its vivid re-creations. Born of desperation in the face of overwhelming material superiority, suicide attacks--by aircraft, submarines, small boats, and even manned rocket-boosted gliders--were capable of inflicting catastrophic damage, Brand: Citadel Press.

by David Sears ‧ RELEASE DATE: June 1, As a former naval officer who served during Vietnam, Sears (Such Men As These: The Story of the Navy Pilots Who Flew the Deadly Skies Over Korea, , etc.) brings an insider's knowledge of combat to this comprehensive history of the air war in the Pacific during World War II. David Sears' early career included service as a U.S. Navy officer with extensive sea duty aboard destroyer Gearing (DD) and a tour of duty as an advisor to the Vietnamese Navy. He is also the author of At War With the Wind and The Last Epic Naval Battle: Voices From Leyte Gulf. "AT WAR WITH THE WIND" by David Sears. pages in hardcover. A story of the US NAVY'S ordeal with the Japanese Kamikazes. The USS CLAXTON. and some crewmen are mentioned in several places. This is a well written account of Destroyermen in action. and their trials and tribulations. It is based on numerous interviews with sailors that were there.

Told from the perspective of the men who endured this horrifying tactic, At War with the Wind is the first book to recount in nail-biting detail what it was like to experience an attack by Japanese kamikazes. "At War With the Wind" is a first rate read. Author David Sears does a splendid job of sharing in a very personal way what it was like for those who participated in the events surrounding the United States Navy's great struggle with the kamikaze forces of Japan in the closing months of World War II. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for At War With The Wind By David Sears Soft Cover Book at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!.