ASIN: B00M1C14IM
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Pages: 44
*Includes pictures*Includes diary entries and other accounts written by kamikaze pilots*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsOne of the most fascinating aspects of World War II was Japan’s use of suicide pilots known around the globe as kamikazes, though the Japanese referred to them as Tokubetsu kōgekitai (“Special Attack Units”). Translated as “God Wind,” “Divine Wind” and “God Spirit,” kamikazes would sink 47 Allied vessels and damage over 300 by the end of the war, but the rise in the use of kamikaze attacks was evidence of the loss of Japan’s air superiority and its waning industrial might. This method of fighting would become more common by the time Iwo Jima was fought over in early 1945, and it was especially prevalent during the invasion of Okinawa in April 1945. The “privilege” of being selected as a kamikaze pilot played directly into the ...
