By M.G. Sheftall
Within the final days of worldwide struggle II, the japanese unleashed a brand new breed of warrior. They have been the kamikaze-idealistic younger males believing there can be no better glory than to sacrifice their lives in suicide assaults to protect their place of origin. yet what of these males who took the sacred oath to die in battle-and lived? quickly after the 11th of September assaults, ethnographer M.G. Sheftall used to be given unprecedentedly intimate entry to the cloistered neighborhood of Japan's final final kamikaze corps survivors. the result's a poignant and unforgettable glimpse into the lives and mindsets of former kamikaze pilots who by no means accomplished their ultimate missions.
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