Kamikaze

fifteenth, 1945. Japan surrendered to the United States. Postwar in Japan, In the United States, the U.K., France, a lot of books about spirit of the Kamikaze special attack unit are published and got high evaluations after the WW2. However, there were some wrong pitiably point of view (trend) to recognized ‘Kamikaze-special attack units (kamikaze tokkotai)’ as victim of war which is likely says ‘Young officers who died reluctantly to save our country by the order of their senior officer who…

artworks “Mikhail,” and “Kamikaze” by Randy Kirskey. The paintings were a self portrait of Mikhail Baryshnikov and a Japanese kamikaze painted in oil on canvas. Both of their expressions of the figures were realistic. The background and the face of “Mikhail” was painted in teal while his body was painted in black to get the viewers focus on his face. The painting “Kamikaze” has a rising sun bandana on his forehead and a gun to tell the viewers that he is a Japanese kamikaze. The background in…

For example, one of the many strategies used by the Japanese military was Kamikaze suicide pilots. These pilots would intentionally fly their planes into targets such as ships and buildings. This tactic shows that the Japanese were willing, even eager, to give their lives for their country. Before going to their last battles the Japanese were told “You are already gods without earthly desires” This statement, told to pilots before flying to their deaths shows the true mindset and beliefs of the…

Kamikaze pilots maximized the damage that a single plane could bring. After an airplane ran out of bombs and bullets, pilot’s last mission was to turn into a target-seeking torpedo and crush into enemies’ forces. As this crushes were intentional, they usually caused much more destruction than bombs. One successful kamikaze was able to sink the whole U.S. battle ship after damaging a couple of other ships with…

Japan at War, written by Haruko Taya Cook and Theodore F. Cook, is a book explaining Japan’s view of World War II. It is a fascinating book that involves excerpts of many different Japanese people detailing their opinions and thoughts on the war. When discussing World War II, many Americans do not learn about what was going on in Japan before, during, or after the war. This book was captivating to read because it informs a different point of view that the reader might not have known about. This…

Throughout life, goals are necessary in order to keep moving forward. Goals evolve continuously to reach the final end. It is misleading, however, to conclude that the end is simply righteous as the means to reaching some goals are difficult and propose questions about morality. It is not the truly the goals that authors, such as Huxley, and historical events signifies, rather it is the means to reaching this end and whether or not is is justified. Justification is seen throughout history where…

Japan Bombed Pearl Harbor; Over 2,000 Killed It was December 7, 1941 at 7:48 a.m. It was starting out as a nice day until tragedy struck, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. There were 353 Japanese fighter planes, bombers and torpedo planes. They were launched in 2 waves from 6 aircraft carriers. They damaged all eight of the U.S. battleships. Four of them sunk, all of which were later raised except the Arizona. Six of the battleships were returned to battle. The Oklahoma was too damaged to return…

discipline and how one must be willing to die for the empire. This indoctrination process explains why pilots and submarine operators were willing to volunteer for kamikaze or suicide missions. Discipline prevented an unwilling individual from going against what he perceived as group approval of the mission. The example of kamikaze missions during World War II reveals that discipline can overpower a human’s desire for survival. Another example is the discipline of De Saxe’s men when seizing…

On November 26, 1941, Japan sends 6 aircraft carriers holding 408 aircraft. The carriers are sent to position themselves north west of Hawaii. Japan wanted to “broaden” the war by getting more participants in, so they chose to attack pearl harbor to get the United States actually involved. However, this would eventually lead up to the surrender of Japan by involving the US in the war. The United States was never actually in the war, they were just a neutral force until this event. The plan on…

to find Bucky and help him. When Captain America does this he finds out that Bucky was framed, so then Captain America and Iron Man goes up against each another. In this movie I found Half-Hearted Kamikaze, Oversized Gift, The Poet's Gift, and Pocket Change. The first one I chose is Half-Hearted Kamikaze, I chose this because Iron Man complete commitment of being a hero by singing the UN even if he disagreed with it. When Iron Man does this he stay commitment to being hero. On top of this Iron…