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Hell from the Heavens
- Author
- John Wukovits
- Narrator
- Joe Barrett
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 7 April 2015
- Run Time
- 9 hours 29 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
By the time the unprecedented assault was finished, thirty-two sailors were dead and more than seventy wounded. Although she lay shrouded in smoke and fire for hours, the Laffey somehow survived. The gutted American warship limped from Okinawa's shore for home, where the ship and crew would be celebrated as heroes.
Using personal interviews with survivors, the memoirs of crew members, and their wartime correspondence, John Wukovits breathes life into the story of this forgotten historic event.
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- Author
- John Wukovits
- Narrator
- Joe Barrett
- Duration
- 9 hours 29 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 April 2015
- ISBN
- 9781494580889
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- History, General and world history, Asian history, Asian history, Second World War, Naval forces and warfare, Military history, Military history
Synopsis
On the morning of April 16, 1945, the crewmen of the USS Laffey saw what seemed to be the entire Japanese air force assembled directly above. They were about to become the targets of the largest single-ship kamikaze attack of World War II.By the time the unprecedented assault was finished, thirty-two sailors were dead and more than seventy wounded. Although she lay shrouded in smoke and fire for hours, the Laffey somehow survived. The gutted American warship limped from Okinawa's shore for home, where the ship and crew would be celebrated as heroes.Using personal interviews with survivors, the memoirs of crew members, and their wartime correspondence, John Wukovits breathes life into the story of this forgotten historic event.
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