Episode 68 - The Kamikaze
Sep 16, 2019•1 hr 19 min
Episode description
On this episode Joe and Nick dive into the troubled and misunderstood history of the Kamikaze. Were they really so devoted to the Emperor they willingly blew themselves up or were they scared and abused kids who were peer pressured into becoming suicide bombers?
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Sources:
Wings of Defeat (2007)
Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney. Kamikaze Dairies: Reflections of Japanese Student Soldiers.
Kaiten Memorial Museum: http://www.kamikazeimages.net/museums/kaiten/index.htm
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