“Memoirs of a Kamikaze” is the English translation ... how he had been unable to sacrifice his life. During World War II, the military authorities relentlessly pushed the notion that ...

Hundreds of thousands of people in Japan visit museums and memorials dedicated to pilots who mounted suicidal missions in ...

In Japan, the World War II kamikaze are also known as “tokko,” meaning “special attack” pilots. As the tide war in the Pacific turned against Japanese forces in 1944, the tactic of ...

TAKAYAMA, Gifu Prefecture--When he was 17, Imperial Japanese Navy pilot Ryozo Kotoge received orders to deploy for what was supposed to be his last mission: a suicide attack. Even though he was ...

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On April 6, 1945, the first wave of ten coordinated kamikaze attacks began to hit ... off Okinawa would mark the worst losses of World War II for the U.S. Navy.

The pilots entered the room and were given a piece of paper that asked if they wanted to be kamikaze. There were three answers: “I passionately wish to join,” “I wish to join,” and “I do ...

During the final year of World War II in the Pacific ... Literally translated, kamikaze means "divine wind." The pilots were sent on suicide missions to protect their homeland, as part of ...

"Out of 889 crewmen aboard, 134 lost their lives in the first kamikaze attack of World War II." St. Lo survivor Orville ... "The fanatical resolve of Japanese pilots turned their aircraft into ...