Eighty years after the first kamikaze attacks were launched on Oct. 25, 1944, the thoughts left behind by those young pilots offer insights into their commitment and lives. “I will die doing my ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Ukrainian drone pilot on life on the frontline - Mitya’s background in gaming and skateboarding gave him the precision and ...

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.

If flown by an experienced pilot, a 6.5-pound drone found in any ... “I think it changes pretty much everything,” he added of the kamikaze drones. “This is modern warfare.” ...

Pictures have appeared on social media showing work in Ukraine to turn a tethered aerostat – what is more colloquially called ...

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 ...