Ep.181 – Kamikaze!

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Mark Lardas joins us to talk about the ‘The Kamikaze Campaign 1944–45 – Imperial Japan’s last throw of the dice’ his book published by Osprey. Mark of course was a major part of our Coastal Command series, nominated for an International Aerospace Media Award.

Mark has been fascinated by all things related to the sea and sky his entire life; from building models of ships and aircraft as a teen to studying Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at college. He worked as a navigation engineer on the Shuttle program and is now employed at Johnson Space Center on the Lunar Gateway program. He has written extensively about aircraft and warships, and has authored more than 50 books on military, naval and maritime history. He lives in Texas.

Recorded 28th July 2023

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Mark Lardas

Website: http://www.marklardas.com/about-me/
Books: https://ospreypublishing.com/mark-lardas
The Kamikaze Campaign 1944–45 – Imperial Japan’s last throw of the dice https://ospreypublishing.com/uk/kamikaze-campaign-194445-9781472848291/
EP.124 – Coastal Command Chapter 3: Battle For The Atlantic https://aviation-xtended.co.uk/ep-124-coastal-command-chapter-3-battle-for-the-atlantic/
Ep 129 Coastal Command – The Adversaries https://aviation-xtended.co.uk/ep-129-coastal-command-chapter-6-the-adversaries/

Battle of the Atlantic 1939–41 – RAF Coastal Command’s Hardest Fight Against The U-Boats https://ospreypublishing.com/battle-of-the-atlantic-1939-41

Kamikaze Plane Crashes on the Flight Deck of the Essex, Forward of the Number 2 Elevator

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