Kamikaze: Japan's Suicide Gods
by Albert Axell /
2002 / English / PDF
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The use of the Japanese Kamikaze pilots during the second world
war was one of the most dramatic and chilling developments of the
war. But who were the Kamikaze pilots and what motivated them to
make the ultimate sacrifice?
The use of the Japanese Kamikaze pilots during the second world
war was one of the most dramatic and chilling developments of the
war. But who were the Kamikaze pilots and what motivated them to
make the ultimate sacrifice?
The call for Kamikaze pilots drew a staggering response. Three
times as many applied for suicide flights as the number of planes
available. The authors of
The call for Kamikaze pilots drew a staggering response. Three
times as many applied for suicide flights as the number of planes
available. The authors ofKamikaze: Japan¿s Suicide Gods
Kamikaze: Japan¿s Suicide Gods
look into the hearts and minds of the Kamikaze pilots, viewed in
the full context of the war and the Japanese cultures and
traditions out of which the Kamikaze emerged. Based on interviews
with Kamikaze survivors, unpublished memoirs, and documents not
previously open to the public, the book portrays one of the most
extraordinary and astonishing events in history, an event that
has made Kamikaze a household word around the world.
look into the hearts and minds of the Kamikaze pilots, viewed in
the full context of the war and the Japanese cultures and
traditions out of which the Kamikaze emerged. Based on interviews
with Kamikaze survivors, unpublished memoirs, and documents not
previously open to the public, the book portrays one of the most
extraordinary and astonishing events in history, an event that
has made Kamikaze a household word around the world.
