Written by
Gordon L Rottman on January 01, 2002
The Kamikaze concept was proposed by Vice Admiral Takijiro Onishi, commanding the 1st Air Fleet on Luzon, on 19 October 1944 as a means of attacking and ensuring the destruction of American carriers. Kamikaze means ...
Written by
Gordon Williamson on November 01, 2001
The U-Boat badge can trace its origins back to the days of the Kaiser's Navy. It was first introduced on 1 February 1918 to reward those U-Boat crews who had participated in at least three war cruises against the enemy. The badge consisted of ...
Written by
Derrick Wright on March 01, 2001
On 19 February 1945, 72,000 United States Marines of the 3rd, 4th and 5th Divisions launched an amphibious attack on the small island of Iwo Jima some 660 miles south of Tokyo; their objective was to neutralise ...
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on June 01, 1999
When the Japanese attack force of level, dive, and torpedo bombers pounced upon the American fleet anchored in Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, they achieved an overall accuracy rate of 37% - a truly remarkable achievement. In training exercises the Japanese ...