Tag: Kamikaze
Dying to Fight – Two Thousand Years of Suicide Attackers
Published Date: 17 October, 2014
“As far back as ancient times, warring factions have turned to martyrs and fanatics to inflict mass casualties on their enemies, even if it means dying in the process.” THE ISLAMIC STATE CONTINUES TO FIND NEW…
One Way Ticket – Japan’s Kamikazes Weren’t the Only Suicide Pilots of WW2
Published Date: 17 March, 2014
“Another Axis power also hoping to stave off defeat considered its own version of the kamikaze.” IN 1944, JAPAN’S MILITARY SHOCKED THE WORLD when it sent the kamikaze into battle. With the emperor’s fleet dwindling…