Blossoms in the Wind: Human Legacies of the Kamikaze

by M G Sheftall

Book Overview

A revelatory and groundbreaking account of Imperial Japan's kamikaze--the suicide pilots of World War II--as told through the eyes of the survivors

In the final year of World War II, a horrific new weapon was unleashed in the Pacific: the kamikaze. Idealistic, young Japanese men had been taught that there was no greater glory than to sacrifice one's life to defend the homeland. Now, with the war all but lost, thousands of these determined...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593472314
• ISBN13: 9780593472316
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Dutton Caliber
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"