Summary
By the last year of the war in the Pacific, Japan was on the ropes everywhere. Her manpower, although still enthusiastically committed, was decimated. Her ships and aircraft were still potent, but few. Her resources, fuel, ordnance and even food for the home front were in short supply. The situation was desperate and desperate measures were called for. Among the most desperate adopted was the tactic of the kamikaze.
Of particular interest in "Danger's Hour" is the story of how Japan came to employ kamikaze tactics in the first place and the education, selection and training of one special young man, Kiyoshi Ogawa, who gave his life while piloting his aircraft into the aircraft carrier Bunker Hill.See the full content of this document
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When Kamikaze Tactics Took Hold
Giving one's life to one's country or for one's friend was not unique to Japan in 1944 and 1945. Nathan Hale gave his life for his country. The Twin Towers, Pentagon and Pennsylvania cornfield assailants gave their lives for their cause on Sept. 11, 2001. As recently as 2008 in Afghanista...
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