Tag: japan
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Kamikaze: Japan’s desperate air assault on Allied shipping in the Second World War
As the Second World War entered its final phase in the Pacific, the Japanese Empire faced an increasingly hopeless military situation. Its navy had suffered catastrophic losses, its air force was struggling to replace experienced pilots, and Allied forces were steadily advancing towards the Japanese home islands. Against this backdrop emerged one of the most…
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The first Japanese Kaiten suicide submarine mission: Attack on USS Mississinewa
Eighty years ago today, on 20th November 1944, the Pacific theatre of World War II witnessed an unprecedented event: the first successful Japanese Kaiten suicide submarine attack. We’ve all heard of kamikaze attacks in aircraft – but the suicide submarines go largely unremembered today. This little known incident unfolded at Ulithi Atoll in the Caroline…
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