(Part : 5) Experience the gripping tale of a young man thrust into the chaos of war in this poignant memoir. Delve into the harrowing journey from upbringing to training as a kamikaze pilot, where loyalty and self-sacrifice for the nation are paramount. Through vivid storytelling, explore the psychological and emotional turmoil faced by those who volunteered for suicide missions. Reflect on the moral complexities of war and the human cost of blind obedience as the narrator grapples with beliefs and confronts death and destruction. Witness a voice of introspection and reconciliation emerge in the aftermath of one of history’s most devastating conflicts. This powerful memoir serves as a timeless reminder of resilience, compassion, and the pursuit of peace in the face of unimaginable adversity.#america #japan #ww2 #germany #audiobook @WW2Tales @WW2HistoryHunter
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(Part : 5) Ladies and Gentlemen Let's embark on an epic odyssey through the tumultuous skies of World War II Japan, where destiny hangs in the balance and heroes are forged in the crucible of conflict. Join us as we delve deep into the heart of a kamikaze pilot's journey, where courage, sacrifice, and honor collide in a desperate bid for victory. Through the thunderous roar of aerial combat and the poignant whispers of camaraderie, witness the gripping tale of a nation's struggle for survival. Brace yourself for an immersive exploration of history's most pivotal moments, where the fate of Japan hangs in the balance and the human spirit soars against the backdrop of war-torn skies.
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My father fought the Japanese in The Aleutian Islands and on Okinawa. My first memory of him included a Japanese Army rifle he kept under his bed from a man he killed on Okinawa. He explained to me that President Truman as absolutely correct that the atomic bombs saved as many as 1 Million American Casualties and up to 20 Million Japanese and that's why the quickest path to Total Victory saves the most lives from both sides. And, if that isn't your goal in a war you are betraying your own soldiers. History has proved the wisdom of his experience and conclusions.
The American People's Greatest Generation won both the war and The Peace. Incredible!
None of those damage reports or stats were reported to those Japanese bases
I read a book by a Kamikaze and he said few were VOLUNTARY.
Why no American biographies?
You must remember what happened to Amercan airmen that had to bail out over Japan not very honorable either
This is the war Japan wanted, no whining, they bombed Pearl Harbor, surprise attack.
These tools start a war and then say they are defending their homeland.
A more complete lack of self awareness is not possible.
This author should have been aware of what the Japanese did to the people of China before branding fire bombing inhumane. These guys wrote the book on inhumane. I knew several Bataan survivors, heard their stories. I say BS to this author! As you sow so shall you reap!!!
Ryuji Nagatsuka.
It's worth mentioning that the Japanese pilots always greatly exaggerated their successes during the war. In the end the suicide pilots failed even with their successes. Killing young men was despicable.
The attack on Pearl Harbor was Japan's first suicide mission of the war. The only question was how long it would take for an enemy with 3 times the population, nearly unlimited natural resources and 10 times the industrial capacity to annihilate Japan.
Imagine trying to go to flight school from a base that was regularly bombed
The narrator condemns American fighter pilots for shooting at Japanese pilots as a parachuted to the ground; he fails dimension. The fact the Japanese also did the same thing to American pilots while perish shooting. This also happened in the war in Europe.
Kamikaze pilots fought in defense of the Homeland in a war Japan had begun but refused to end.
The reasoning of the kamikaze pilots that their efforts could force the Americans into an armistice was faulty; Japan had mounted a surprise attack against the Russian fleet at Port Arthur 37 before the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and hostilities against the British, the Dutch and the French. There could be no such thing as “armistice”, it was inevitable that when Japan again has sufficient strength it would stage another surprise somewhere else. Armistice was not an option; the only acceptable outcome was the surrender of Japan.
The narrator maintains on one hand, the kamikaze Pilots were voluntary rather than compulsory, but on the other hand, states become attacks were the last and only option. He can’t have it both ways, no matter how finely he tries to split that hair.
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Sounds like an author glamorizing the "noble spirit" of ancient traditions and noble death in battle.
Patton said something like: "There is nothing noble about dying in battle, let the other bastard die for his country."
There was only one turning point in the war. It was the day Empire of Japan attack the United States at Pearl Harbor. From that day forward the destiny of Japan was sealed.
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The United States should never have invaded Okinawa. Not until a thorough diminishing of resistance by starvation had been accomplished. That would have taken perhaps five months. Simply blockade the island and destroy all food production capability on the island by air. The Japanese soldiers would have starved as they were already starving. They would have nearly all died and those who would have remained would have been too weak to fight.
Instead the American military and political leadership sent our brave young men to die.
It was totally unnecessary.
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Isn’t it interesting how the Japanese consistently planned “decisive battles” that would decide the war in one lethal blow . . . but it usually backfired ? . . .
In the end, there is one incontestable fact: everybody dies.
He admits that the leadership themselves knew that nobody else would want to volunteer, not that I believe most of them were truly volunteers, but says they believed no one else would do it if the first kamikaze attacks weren't successful. I'm sure that explains why the leadership lied to them about them being so successful. What is shameful waste of life by the higher-ups and even more shameful because they knew it and continued the practice anyway. It's not lost on me that none of the men picking who would lead these kamikaze missions or who decided to implement them got in a plane and sacrificed themselves, that's for sure. For all his pretty words all I hear is a man trying to convince himself that what happened was perfectly okay, understandable, and acceptable. I'm not Japanese but I hope if I were I still wouldn't understand because it is appalling. I do not believe that most went willingly to their death. I think they went feeling they had no other choice and tricked into it thinking it would actually change the tide of war while ignoring the obvious lack of all supplies and manpower all around them. I do not get the impression it was done out of honor but I do get the impression it was done out of ignorance of the true position of Japan and social pressure. I also find it ironic that leaders who believed in modernizing Japan along with a previous Emperor worked so hard trying to wipe out all of the Samurai only for these leaders and this Emperor to later use their memory in this way. I honestly think it's a twisted and broken view of what the Samurai had actually been, a type of caricature that only watered down the meaning of the word Samurai further.