“Memoirs of a Kamikaze” is the English translation of a book first published four years ago based on the experiences of a suicide pilot who embarked on seven missions and miraculously survived ...

MINAMI-KYUSHU, Kagoshima Prefecture--Chino Kuwashiro recalled how her legs trembled as she saw off young kamikaze pilots almost 80 years ago, waving a symbolic cherry blossom branch. In spring ...

This is the story of Setsuo Ishino, the Japanese Zero Kamikaze pilot that crashed into the USS Missouri off of Okinawa, and how the US Navy Actually held a funeral for him.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces’ reliance on cheaper, more compact drones has altered the look of warfare for good, operators and ...

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 ...

Nine more waves of kamikaze attacks hit the fleet off of Okinawa before the battle came to an end. Almost 2,000 Japanese pilots would willingly lose their lives in these attacks. By late June ...

In this narrative poem, Beatrice Garland explores the testimony of the daughter of a kamikaze pilot. Unlike many of his comrades, this pilot turns back from his target and returns home.

The poem contrasts the vividness of the pilot's moment of choice with the disappointment of his life afterwards. First section is full of vivid impressions of the senses. Colour is explored ...