By William Illsey Atkinson
Based on interviews performed with the author’s father, this fictionalized account brings to lifestyles the genuine personality of a guy considering the conflict of Ten-Go, a eastern kamikaze naval offensive. within the aftermath of the conflict for Okinawa, Tommy has totally replaced, similar to everybody else on board the USS Bataan. As a lieutenant commander and specialist navigator, Tommy has lengthy understood the horrors of this conflict and he has spent his army profession fighting either the enemy and the brass. With mathematical genius he has challenged army technique, subtle naval ballistics, and uncovered flaws in U.S. antiaircraft firing process. And even though the conflict of Ten-Go ended in an Allied victory, the dying toll used to be excessive and Tommy’s ally is between them. this can be the tale of an excellent notwithstanding reluctant warrior, a guy who might cross directly to nice luck in industry—but could gladly provide that good fortune as much as switch the brain of 1 kamikaze.
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