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Suicide Pilots in WWII
2:28:53 - 2:40:41 (11:48)
The suicide pilots in WWII were often handpicked from the ranks of the discredited and undesirable individuals, who were later trained for mission with their deaths in mind. In many cases, their letters and diary entries reveal that they were conscious of their fate from the very start of training.
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The book Kamikaze Cherry Blossoms and Nationalisms by anthropologist Amiko Onuki-Tirani contains last letters and diary entries of kamikaze pilots, revealing the heartbreak and inner turmoil of these "dead men flying".
2:28:53 - 2:32:27 (03:34)
Summary
The book Kamikaze Cherry Blossoms and Nationalisms by anthropologist Amiko Onuki-Tirani contains last letters and diary entries of kamikaze pilots, revealing the heartbreak and inner turmoil of these "dead men flying".
ChapterSuicide Pilots in WWII
EpisodeShow 67 - Supernova in the East VI
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
The idea of suicide pilots is often associated with military culture and machismo, but it's important to examine the factors that may have influenced these individuals.
2:32:28 - 2:36:21 (03:53)
Summary
The idea of suicide pilots is often associated with military culture and machismo, but it's important to examine the factors that may have influenced these individuals. It's possible that, like in Nazi Germany, those who became kamikazes were chosen from groups deemed undesirable or discredited.
ChapterSuicide Pilots in WWII
EpisodeShow 67 - Supernova in the East VI
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
Historians discuss how the only kamikaze pilots were the ones who passed the moral quandaries, making them the most moral amongst them.
2:36:21 - 2:38:58 (02:37)
Summary
Historians discuss how the only kamikaze pilots were the ones who passed the moral quandaries, making them the most moral amongst them. Even though the pilots were supposed to be volunteers, many were forced into these situations.
ChapterSuicide Pilots in WWII
EpisodeShow 67 - Supernova in the East VI
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
Young Japanese student officers drank cold sake at their farewell parties the night before their suicide missions during WW2, but they were struggling with their loyalty to Imperial Japan, thinking of their loved ones and the lives they were about to give up.
2:38:58 - 2:40:41 (01:43)
Summary
Young Japanese student officers drank cold sake at their farewell parties the night before their suicide missions during WW2, but they were struggling with their loyalty to Imperial Japan, thinking of their loved ones and the lives they were about to give up.