The Divine Wind

Japan's Kamikaze Force in World War II

By: Rikihei Inoguchi, Roger Pineau, Commander Tadashi Nakajima

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Paperback | 12 November 2013

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A classic and poignant treatment of Japan's struggle between recognition of the kamikaze's futility and the country's pride in having made the attempt to stem the tide of the American advance in 1944-1945, this account, given by two former Kamikaze pilots, testifies to Japanese perspective of the last days of World War II. This book stands out among English-language translations of Japanese accounts of the Pacific war, and was translated by a former American officer who fought against the Japanese in the Pacific.

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Foreword
Publisher's Note
Preface
Preface
Birth of the Kamikaze
Mabalacat	p. 3
Mishap Over Manila	p. 14
"On Behalf of Your Hundred Million Countrymen"	p. 18
Marianas Aftermath	p. 22
Rise of the Kamikaze Spirit	p. 29
Cebu	p. 38
Kamikaze Operations in the Philippines
The Sho Operation and Early Sorties	p. 47
First Successes	p. 57
Extension of the Kamikaze Organization	p. 65
Life at a Kamikaze Base	p. 75
Final Operations in the Philippines	p. 88
Philippine Exodus	p. 106
Special Attack Units in Formosa
The Divine Wind in Formosa	p. 121
The Tan Operation	p. 129
The Islands of Japan
The War Nears Japan	p. 137
Homeland Special Attack Units	p. 150
The End of the Imperial Navy	p. 161
Last Days of Admiral Ohnishi	p. 169
The Divine Wind
Admiral Ohnishi's Credo	p. 179
The Kamikaze Controversy	p. 188
Last Letters Home	p. 196
Appendix A. Kamikaze Attack Operations in the Philippine Islands Area	p. 211
Appendix B. Kamikaze Attack Operations in the Formosa Area	p. 223
Appendix C. Kamikaze Attack Operations in the Okinawa Area	p. 224
Index	p. 235
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