At War with the Wind

The legacy of the fanatical kamikaze fighters of World War II--and how it still echoes today--in "a superb narrative of life, death, and incredible heroism" (Jim Hartz). A Main Selection of the Military Book Club and a Featured Alternate of the History Book Club In the last days of World War II, a new and baffling weapon terrorized the United States Navy in the Pacific. To the American sailors, the self-sacrificing warriors of Japan were known as "suiciders," but among the Japanese, they were named for the "divine wind" that once saved the home islands from invasion: kamikaze. This is the harrowing story of a war within a war--a relentless series of furious and violent engagements pitting men determined to die against men determined to live. Its echoes resonate hauntingly at a time of global conflict, when suicide as a viable weapon remains a perplexing and terrifying reality. Told from the perspective of the men who endured this horrifying tactic, At War with the Wind is the first book to recount in nail-biting detail what it was like to experience an attack by Japanese kamikazes. David Sears, acclaimed author of The Last Epic Naval Battle, draws on personal interviews and unprecedented research to create a stunningly vivid narrative of war. In "the finest account of the American reaction to the furious suicide raids that attempted to turn the course of the War in the Pacific," these unforgettable stories reveal one of the most horrifying and misunderstood chapters of World War II (Donald L. Miller).

About the Author :
David Sears is a New Jersey-based business consultant and author. A former US Navy officer with extensive sea duty aboard a destroyer, as well as a Vietnam war veteran, he is the author of The Last Epic Naval Battle: Voices from Leyte Gulf. In researching and writing At War with the Wind, he carried out extensive original research and hundreds of personal interviews. Visit him online at www.dlsearsbooks.com.

Review :
"A work of power and passion . . . The finest account of the American reaction to the furious suicide raids that attempted to turn the course of the War in the Pacific." --Donald L. Miller, author of D-Days in the Pacific "A real stunner . . . A superb narrative of life, death, and incredible heroism." --Jim Hartz, former host of Today "Thorough and vivid . . . A timely, absorbing book." --John C. McManus, author of Alamo in the Ardennes "Gripping naval combat writing . . . Sears pulls no punches in this powerful account of the sheer terror that was kamikaze warfare." --M. G. Sheftall, author of Blossoms in the Wind "Mesmerizing . . . With history like this, who needs fiction? Simply thrilling." --Kenneth Sewell, author of Red Star Rogue "Powerful . . . David Sears salutes American heroism in the bleakest days of the war." --H. Paul Jeffers, author of Command of Honor "Gripping . . . Sears puts readers beside the heroic American sailors in the bull's eye." --Jerome Preisler, author of All Hands Down "Well-researched . . . a must for World War II book aficionados." --Steve Jackson, author of Lucky Lady