Yukikaze

Author: Ch hei Kambayashi
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1421539861
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 227

Book Description
More than thirty years ago, a hyper-dimensional passageway suddenly appeared over the continent of Antarctica, the first stage of an attempted terrestrial invasion by an enigmatic alien host. Humanity, united by a common enemy, managed to push the invaders back through the passageway to the strange planet nicknamed "Faery." A special air-combat force was then created to go there and eliminate the alien bases once and for all. Now, in the midst of a war with no end in sight, Second Lieutenant Rei Fukai carries out his missions in the perilous skies over Faery. Attached to the 5th Squadron of the FAF's Special Air Force, an elite tactical combat and surveillance unit, his duty is to gather information on the enemy and bring it back--no matter the cost. His only constant companion in this lonely task is his fighter plane, the sentient FFR-31 Super Sylph: YUKIKAZE. -- VIZ Media

Yukikaze's War

Author: Brett L. Walker
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108945023
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 331

Book Description
When World War II ended, Yukikaze was the only elite Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer still afloat. Tracing her journey through the treacherous ocean battlefields of the Pacific War, this unique story is told through the eyes of the crew, who saw deep-running currents of Japanese history unfold before their eyes.

Good Luck, Yukikaze

Author: Ch hei Kambayashi
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 1421542358
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 425

Book Description
The alien JAM have been at war with humanity for over thirty years...or have they? Rei Fukai of the FAF's Special Air Force and his intelligent plane Yukikaze have seen endless battles, but after declaring "Humans are unnecessary now," and forcibly ejecting Fukai, Yukikaze is on her own. Is the target of the JAM's hostility really Earth's machines? And have the artificial intelligences of Earth been acting in concert with the JAM to manipulate Yukikaze? As Rei tries to ascertain the truth behind the intentions of both sides, he realizes that his own humanity may be at risk, and that the JAM are about to make themselves known to the world at large. -- VIZ Media

A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy

Author: Paul Dull
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 9781612512907
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 428

Book Description
For almost 20 years, more than 200 reels of microfilmed Japanese naval records remained in the custody of the U.S. Naval History Division, virtually untouched. This unique book draws on those sources and others to tell the story of the Pacific War from the viewpoint of the Japanese. Former Marine Corps officer and Asian scholar Paul Dull focuses on the major surface engagements of the war—Coral Sea, Midway, the crucial Solomons campaign, and the last-ditch battles in the Marianas and Philippines. Also included are detailed track charts and a selection of Japanese photographs of major vessels and actions.

Japanese Pacific Island Defenses 1941–45

Author: Gordon L. Rottman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1782004637
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176

Book Description
The prolonged and bloody fighting for control of the Japanese occupied Pacific islands in World War II is a key point in 20th-century warfare. No two islands were alike in the systems and nature of their defensive emplacements, and local improvization and command preferences affected both materials used and defensive models. This title details the establishment, construction and effectiveness of Japanese temporary and semi-permanent crew-served weapons positions and individual and small-unit fighting positions. Integrated obstacles and minefields, camouflage and the changing defensive principles are also covered.

Women and Yugoslav Partisans

Author: Jelena Batinić
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107091071
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 299

Book Description
This book focuses on the mass participation of women in the communist-led Yugoslav Partisan resistance during World War II.

The Anime Encyclopedia

Author: Jonathan Clements
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 906

Book Description
An encyclopedia of Japanese animation and comics made since 1917.

We Were Next to Nothing

Author: Carl S. Nordin
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 9780786421626
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 270

Book Description
On December 1, 1941, the author's unit was sent to the southern Philippine island of Mindanao to establish an air base. Less than six months later, on May 10, 1942, Sergeant Nordin was captured by the Japanese. For two years he was imprisoned on Mindanao before boarding a Japanese hellship destined for Moji, Japan. He spent the remainder of the war working on the railroad in Yokkaichi. Throughout his time in captivity, the author detailed the conditions and his thoughts on the camps in a secret diary that became the basis of this work. This powerful story recounts the horrors of the prison camps, the torturous journey on the hellship, and the little things that provided him and his fellow prisoners the strength to survive.

Warships in Profile

Author: John Wingate
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN:
Category : Warships
Languages : en
Pages : 338

Book Description

War Plan Orange

Author: Edward S Miller
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 1612511465
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 345

Book Description
Based on twenty years of research in formerly secret archives, this book reveals for the first time the full significance of War Plan Orange—the U.S. Navy's strategy to defeat Japan, formulated over the forty years prior to World War II.