[GRANGER]

The sacrifice of our torpedo squadrons were the key to victory. The Jap fighters were focused on destorying them and consequently failed to counter the dive bomber squadrons that sank four Jap carriers. Read “A Dawn Like Thunder” by Robert J Mrazek for the best account. God bless these men.

[Stonewall Jackson]

"A Dawn Like Thunder" is a wonderful account of the Battle of Midway. If you are looking for a book dealing with the Kamikaze attacks off Okinawa, I recommend "The Ship That Would Not Die". The USS Laffey was subjected to the largest kamikaze attack on a single ship in history, was struck by seven aircraft and four bombs, had several additional aircraft and bombs explode alongside, and was strafed multiple times, and survived. The ship is now a museum in Charleston, South Carolina, alongside the carrier USS Yorktown.