Suicide squads

by Richard O'Neill

Book Overview

A detailed study of Special Attack forces and weapons such as midget submarines, human torpedoes, explosive motorboats, and kamikaze aircraft. The volume is part of the CLASSIC CONFLICTS series. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0861010981
• ISBN13: 9780861010981
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: Lansdowne Pr/Salamander
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Useful analysis--relates to terrorism

An indepth overview of tactics used to counter Allied dominance in sea & naval power in a forlorn hope to..postpone defeat. Short 1 page synopsis detail hopless missions like inevitable loss of world's largest battleship-Yamato, crew knew it was suicidal to try get to Okinawa..w/o aircover. Did 9/11/2001 terrorists may have read this, for..'inspiration'.