aerial operations, japanese

"Adults wage war, while children are unwitting victims, pulled into a maelstrom of fear and hate without any choice. This is a story about two groups of teenagers on opposite sides of the world, forever connected by an act of war. It is a story about the adults some of those teens became, forever connected by acts of forgiveness, understanding, and peace. And it is a story about one remarkable man, whose heart belonged both to America and Japan, who put that peace and understanding in motion. Panning the camera wide, Tanya Lee Stone lays the global groundwork for the story's context before zooming in on the lives of the people involved, providing an intimate look at how their changing perspectives impact their actions. Through meticulous research, interviews, and archival photo curation, Stone skillfully weaves all of these stories together, illuminating how, despite the devastating pain and destruction caused by war, peace can be a chain reaction"--From the publisher's web site.

"In this important and moving true story of reconciliation after war, beautifully illustrated in watercolor, a Japanese pilot bombs the continental U.S. during WWII--the only enemy ever to do so--and comes back 20 years later to apologize"--Provided by publisher.

American Sailors ran for cover as Japanese Kamikaze pilots came diving from the sky. With suicide on their minds and planes packed with bombs, the doomed pilots became the dreaded terror of U.S. naval carriers in the Pacific.

Documents the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and examines the life of Chester Nimitz, fleet admiral and leader of the campaign in the Central Pacific during World War II.

Draws on firsthand accounts, archival records, and photographs to chronicle the air war in the Pacific during World War II through the stories of the last surviving aviators of the Imperial Japanese Naval unit.

Examines the events and personalities that were instrumental in Japan's adoption of kamikazi, or suicide, missions in the later stages of World War II.