Victory at Sea: Suicide for Glory
Okinawa
Victory at Sea is a documentary TV series about naval warfare during World War II that was originally aired by NBC in 26 half-hour segments on Sunday afternoons, starting October 26, 1952, and ending May 3, 1953. It is now in the public domain.
Not every Kamikaze pilot was so dedicated: some chickened out; some couldn't find the target and returned to base, if they had enough fuel to make it back. One pilot was so furious with his commanding officer's suicide crap that he straffed the officer's headquarters after take off and then proceeded on with the mission.
PS Those last cup of sake ceremonies were all staged for the camera. Most of the pilots were bitter and downright ornery about the whole thing.
shanghaibenny2 9 months ago
Okinawa is considered by the Japanese to be part of the Japanese mainland. They consider it Japanese soil.
captbill98 2 years ago
Okinawa is where GI journalist Ernie Pyle was killed by a Japanese sniper
AllanR2D2 2 years ago