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   You can buy a copy of Mark’s book at the Xtended bookshop through this link https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11161/9781472848444     Contact Us: [email protected]     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   Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544      Aviation Xtended Partners  Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/  Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/  XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/  Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94    Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076    Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   AirplaneGeeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1