Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xvi, 430 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits, photographs ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes notes, bibliographical references (pages 395-416) and index. |
Summary |
"Presents a narrative account of America's secret World War II mission to assassinate Isoroku Yamamoto, the Japanese commander who masterminded the Pearl Harbor attacks." -- Provided by publisher. |
Contents |
Cauldron -- The twilight -- Down but never out -- Shoestring -- The American toe -- Borrowed lives -- Magnificent courage -- At any cost -- Sharks and dolphins -- The eight-fingered samurai -- Vengeance -- Dominoes. |
Subject |
Yamamoto, Isoroku, 1884-1943 -- Assassination.
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Subject(S) |
Operation Vengeance, 1943.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Solomon Islands.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
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Added Title |
Astonishing aerial ambush that changed World War II |
ISBN |
9780062938091 |
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0062938096 |
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