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Books : Danger's Hour: The Story of the USS Bunker Hill and the Kamikaze Pilot Who Crippled Her
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.54252294
EAN: 9780743260800
ISBN: 0743260805
Label: Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 528
Publication Date: November 11, 2008
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Studio: Simon & Schuster
Related Items:
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
In the closing months of World War II, Americans found themselves facing a new and terrifying weapon: kamikazes -- the first men to use airplanes as suicide weapons.
By the beginning of 1945, American pilots were shooting down Japanese planes more than ten to one. The Japanese had so few metals left that the military had begun using wooden coins and clay pots for hand grenades. For the first time in 800 years, Japan faced imminent invasion. As Germany faltered, the combined strength of every warring nation gathered at Japan's door. Desperate, Japan turned to its most idealistic young men -- the best and brightest college students -- and demanded of them the greatest sacrifice.
On the morning of May 11, 1945, days after the Nazi surrender, the USS Bunker Hill -- a magnificent vessel that held thousands of crewmen and the most sophisticated naval technology available -- was holding at the Pacific Theater, 70 miles off the coast of Okinawa.
At precisely 9:58 a.m., Kiyoshi Ogawa radioed in to his base at Kanoya, 350 miles from the Bunker Hill, "I found the enemy vessels." After eighteen months of training, Kiyoshi tucked a comrade's poem into his breast pocket and flew his Zero five hours across the Pacific. Now the young Japanese pilot had located his target and was on the verge of fulfilling his destiny. At 10:02.30 a.m., as he hovered above the Bunker Hill, hidden in a mass of clouds, Kiyoshi spoke his last words: "Now, I am nose-diving into the ship."
The attack killed 393 Americans and was the worst suicide attack against America until September 11. Juxtaposing Kiyoshi's story with the stories of untold heroism of the men aboard the Bunker Hill, Maxwell Taylor Kennedy details how American sailors and airmen worked together, risking their own lives to save their fellows and ultimately triumphing in their efforts to save their ship.
Drawing on years of research and firsthand interviews with both American and Japanese survivors, Maxwell Taylor Kennedy draws a gripping portrait of men bravely serving their countries in war and the advent of a terrifying new weapon, suicide bombing, that nearly halted the most powerful nation in the world.
Rating:
- Danger's Hour Flies By
I could not put this book down. Danger's Hour presents a riveting account of the devestating Kamikaze attack on the USS Bunker Hill, and much more. Maxwell Kennedy weaves consummate personal storytelling with technical exposition and a fine eye for highlighting the details that matter. His comprehensive and original research adds to the historical scholarship and understanding of the attack on the Bunker Hill -- for example, Mr. Kennedy clarifies the historical confusion regarding the type of plane ... Read More
Rating: - A remarkable account of a horrific event
I picked up this book because my uncle served on the Bunker Hill. I found his name referenced on the bottom of page 154. He was the gunner on the TBF avenger that was downed during the February 1945 raid over Tokyo. The account given on page 154 matches that of letter we have from captain George Seitz. This confirmation is incredibly valuable to my family. We feel we have come just a bit closer to understanding what may have happened my uncle on that fateful day he lost his life. Thank you Mr. ... Read More
Rating: - Heartbreaking History
I read a lot of history but I don't think I have ever read a book quite like Danger's Hour - its combination of technical detail, characterization, military history, political information and psychological perspective seem unique in my experience. Learning how many rods go through what kind of holes in a Zero's engine and reading the poetry of the Kamikazes certainly brought together some pretty disparate stuff.
At the end, I felt very moved. I cried a lot while I read portions ... Read More
Rating:
- Great human story but historically flawed.
I gave this book three stars because the narrative was engrossing, especially Part II which deals with the actual kamikaze hits by Yasunori Seizo and Kiyoshi Ogawa and and violent explosions, fires and smoke that swept through the ship killing and wounding hundreds of brave US sailors and Marines. The structure and organization of the book is particulary good and juxtaposes the story of Japan's tokkotai (kamikaze corps) and one of the pilots who struck the USS Bunker Hill with the story of that ship, ... Read More
Rating: - A fantastic Account of Naval warfare and Japanese Kamikazes
This is a well researched and gripping account of warfare in the Pacific Theater. It brings to life the positions of Japanese soldiers and pilots in what was the single most transformative social movement in modern warfare- the development of the Kamikaze warrior. This book reminds me a great deal of the Eastwood Flags of our fathers type of narrative. This is an extremely well written and gripping account of the War using a single ship as metaphor and literary vehicle. Very innovative and a welcome addition ... Read More
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Danger's Hour: The Story of the USS Bunker Hill and the Kamikaze Pilot Who Crippled Her
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Dewey Decimal Number: 940.54252294
EAN: 9780743260800
ISBN: 0743260805
Label: Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 528
Publication Date: November 11, 2008
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Studio: Simon & Schuster
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
In the closing months of World War II, Americans found themselves facing a new and terrifying weapon: kamikazes -- the first men to use airplanes as suicide weapons.
By the beginning of 1945, American pilots were shooting down Japanese planes more than ten to one. The Japanese had so few metals left that the military had begun using wooden coins and clay pots for hand grenades. For the first time in 800 years, Japan faced imminent invasion. As Germany faltered, the combined strength of every warring nation gathered at Japan's door. Desperate, Japan turned to its most idealistic young men -- the best and brightest college students -- and demanded of them the greatest sacrifice.
On the morning of May 11, 1945, days after the Nazi surrender, the USS Bunker Hill -- a magnificent vessel that held thousands of crewmen and the most sophisticated naval technology available -- was holding at the Pacific Theater, 70 miles off the coast of Okinawa.
At precisely 9:58 a.m., Kiyoshi Ogawa radioed in to his base at Kanoya, 350 miles from the Bunker Hill, "I found the enemy vessels." After eighteen months of training, Kiyoshi tucked a comrade's poem into his breast pocket and flew his Zero five hours across the Pacific. Now the young Japanese pilot had located his target and was on the verge of fulfilling his destiny. At 10:02.30 a.m., as he hovered above the Bunker Hill, hidden in a mass of clouds, Kiyoshi spoke his last words: "Now, I am nose-diving into the ship."
The attack killed 393 Americans and was the worst suicide attack against America until September 11. Juxtaposing Kiyoshi's story with the stories of untold heroism of the men aboard the Bunker Hill, Maxwell Taylor Kennedy details how American sailors and airmen worked together, risking their own lives to save their fellows and ultimately triumphing in their efforts to save their ship.
Drawing on years of research and firsthand interviews with both American and Japanese survivors, Maxwell Taylor Kennedy draws a gripping portrait of men bravely serving their countries in war and the advent of a terrifying new weapon, suicide bombing, that nearly halted the most powerful nation in the world.
Average Rating: 
Rating:
- Danger's Hour Flies By I could not put this book down. Danger's Hour presents a riveting account of the devestating Kamikaze attack on the USS Bunker Hill, and much more. Maxwell Kennedy weaves consummate personal storytelling with technical exposition and a fine eye for highlighting the details that matter. His comprehensive and original research adds to the historical scholarship and understanding of the attack on the Bunker Hill -- for example, Mr. Kennedy clarifies the historical confusion regarding the type of plane ... Read More
Rating:
- A remarkable account of a horrific event I picked up this book because my uncle served on the Bunker Hill. I found his name referenced on the bottom of page 154. He was the gunner on the TBF avenger that was downed during the February 1945 raid over Tokyo. The account given on page 154 matches that of letter we have from captain George Seitz. This confirmation is incredibly valuable to my family. We feel we have come just a bit closer to understanding what may have happened my uncle on that fateful day he lost his life. Thank you Mr. ... Read More
Rating:
- Heartbreaking HistoryI read a lot of history but I don't think I have ever read a book quite like Danger's Hour - its combination of technical detail, characterization, military history, political information and psychological perspective seem unique in my experience. Learning how many rods go through what kind of holes in a Zero's engine and reading the poetry of the Kamikazes certainly brought together some pretty disparate stuff.
At the end, I felt very moved. I cried a lot while I read portions ... Read More
Rating:
- Great human story but historically flawed.I gave this book three stars because the narrative was engrossing, especially Part II which deals with the actual kamikaze hits by Yasunori Seizo and Kiyoshi Ogawa and and violent explosions, fires and smoke that swept through the ship killing and wounding hundreds of brave US sailors and Marines. The structure and organization of the book is particulary good and juxtaposes the story of Japan's tokkotai (kamikaze corps) and one of the pilots who struck the USS Bunker Hill with the story of that ship, ... Read More
Rating:
- A fantastic Account of Naval warfare and Japanese KamikazesThis is a well researched and gripping account of warfare in the Pacific Theater. It brings to life the positions of Japanese soldiers and pilots in what was the single most transformative social movement in modern warfare- the development of the Kamikaze warrior. This book reminds me a great deal of the Eastwood Flags of our fathers type of narrative. This is an extremely well written and gripping account of the War using a single ship as metaphor and literary vehicle. Very innovative and a welcome addition ... Read More
Arts & Photography • Biographies & Memoirs • Business & Investing • Children's Books • Comics & Graphic Novels • Computers & Internet • Cooking, Food & Wine • Entertainment • Gay & Lesbian • Health, Mind & Body • History • Home & Garden • Law • Literature & Fiction • Medicine • Mystery & Thrillers • Nonfiction • Outdoors & Nature • Parenting & Families • Professional & Technical • Reference • Religion & Spirituality • Romance • Science • Science Fiction & Fantasy • Sports • Teens • Travel •
