Angus Konstam: Okinawa 1945 | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9781472866745 | Okinawa 1945 | The Royal Navy's biggest carrier campaign | Konstam

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Beschreibung

This fully illustrated study explains the British Pacific Fleet's campaign against the Japanese in the Sakishima Islands, its overlooked role in the battle for Okinawa.

Über den Autor

Angus Konstam is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and has written widely on naval history, with well over a hundred books in print. He is a former Royal Navy officer, maritime archaeologist and museum curator, who has worked in the Royal Armouries, Tower of London, and Mel Fisher Maritime Museum. Now a full-time author and historian, he lives in Orkney.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

INTRODUCTION
CHRONOLOGY
ATTACKER'S CAPABILITIES
DEFENDER'S CAPABILITIES
Sakishima Military defences
Miyako Jima garrison
Ishigaki Jima garrison
Anti-aircraft defences
Aircraft
The Kamikaze threat
CAMPAIGN OBJECTIVES
The strategic picture
Operation Iceberg
The British Mission
THE CAMPAIGN
Joining the US Fifth Fleet
The first attacks
Operation Iceberg Oolong
Return to the Sakishimas
Air Strike on Hirara airfield, Miyako Jama, 17 April, 1945
From Leyte to Miyako
The Return of the Kamikazes
The final phase
AFTERMATH AND ANALYSIS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2026
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9781472866745
ISBN-10:	1472866746
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Konstam, Angus
Illustrator:	Hector, Gareth
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	246 x 184 x 10 mm
Von/Mit:	Angus Konstam
Erscheinungsdatum:	29.01.2026
Gewicht:	0,302 kg