Last Letters from Japan’s Young Kamikaze Pilots Offer Rare WWII Insights
The image of kamikaze pilots is not just screaming faces on death plunges.
The Kanoya Air Base museum and the Chiran Peace Museum show the real faces of kamikaze.
Teens weeping in bunkers, high schoolers petting puppies before their missions.
Their last words, often in letters to their mothers, show the bravado of youth.
16 years old The youngest kamikaze pilot was just
In their last letters, they apologized for their youthful indiscretions and pledged to make their mothers proud.
Kamikaze attacks The kamikaze attacks took a brutal toll on the US Navy during WWII.
Battle of Okinawa The Battle of Okinawa was the deadliest ever for the US Navy.
40% of the 12,000 US troops killed in the battle were due to kamikaze attacks.
The last letters of the kamikaze pilots are full of lessons, showing the folly and tragedy of war.
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