of” 2012). Then the very next day‚ Japan came up with a strategy that could be considered one of the most inhuman ideas the world had ever seen. The strategy was to have Japanese pilots fly into the American ships‚ intentionally killing themselves while causing massive amounts damage. These pilots were called kamikaze pilots‚ and their first mission was to aid the invasion fleet near the San Bernardino Strait by
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pull up extremely fast. The mustang p-51 was a good fighter in big dog fights and most famous and talented pilots chose the mustang p-51 as there plane. The mustang p-51s first flight was on 26 October 1940‚ introduced on January 1942 and Retired from military service in 1984. Mitsubishi made the engine and the the famous kamikaze plane the zero. The japanese general asked all its zero pilots to fly straight into the american war ships with the bomb the resin they did this is because they found that
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Was the attack on Pearl Harbor planned out very well? Were the pilots very well trained? What was the Impact? The attack on Pearl Harbor was carried out in an effort to give Japan a chance to win the war‚ the attack was led by a pilot named Mitsuo Fuchida‚ and the aftermath was devastating‚ but manageable. The attack on pearl harbor was Japan’s only chance to gain a leg up in a war against the U.S.. Yamamoto Isoroku was a Japanese Admiral during the second world war who had proved himself in war
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history 138w-38 | Why did Truman use the atomic bomb against Japan? What did his decision say about priorities of American foreign policy? | Truman decision and reasons behind deployment of the atomic bomb | | Min Yong Jung | 11/2/2010 | | Harry S. Truman‚ the 33rd President of the United States‚ deployed the atomic bomb on Japan to ensure the end of the Pacific War with minimal US casualties. Upon rejection of the Potsdam Declaration and calls for unconditional surrender by the Japanese
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not have ended up in a fight in the first place. They probably would have escaped without injury. Another military term used in the story is kamikaze. Boyle uses this term to describe the intensity of the attack that the narrator made upon his enemy: Digby poked the flat of his hand in the bad character’s face and I came at him like a kamikaze‚ mindless‚ raging‚ stung with humiliation -- the whole thing from the
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affection. Nao finding out about her uncle Haruki#1 and his secret diary he kept during his training for his kamikaze mission furthers her disappointment towards her father‚ as her father was an easily comparable subject. Haruki#1 was an intellectual that went to the top scholar university and had a passion for French poetry. However he was misfortunately selected to become a kamikaze pilot against his will‚ forced to abandon his bright future‚ dreading death. Whereas to Nao’ knowledge‚ Haruki#1 was
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Was Truman justified in his decision to drop the Atomic Bomb? On August 6th‚ 1945‚ the United States dropped the first ever Atomic weapon on Hiroshima‚ Japan. 140‚000 people lost their lives‚ most of which were civilians. President Truman was in charge of this major decision‚ and he made the correct choice. The alternative solutions were much too costly for the United States‚ both in expenses and American casualties. Another reason Truman’s decision is justified was due to the declination of the
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people. The bravery the Japanese army showed in battle was largely in loyalty to the emperor and the country. The kamikaze pilots who crashed their planes and themselves into enemy ships and bases sacrificed their lives because they had been taught that the honor of their country was more important than their lives. This kind of loyalty was present in many soldiers and pilots in the Japanese military as well as ordinary citizens. When Tokyo was bombed on April 18‚1942 during the Jimmy Doolittle
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known as the Kamikaze Pilots. This unit consisted of dedicated pilots whose mission was to use themselves as ammunition and crash themselves into their enemies. This act of suicide they justified as Honor. It was believed that dying for your emperor and for your country would be a glorious and honorable death. It is insane to believe that in the name of honor people agreed to this act of suicide. According to research done by Justin McCurry‚ “By the end of the war‚ more than 3‚800 pilots had died” (McCurry)
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gave their lives were esteemed and respected. This belief stems from feudal Japanese samurai warriors but is still widely accepted as a motive for war. During World War II‚ when the Japanese air fleet was outdated‚ they developed a defense of kamikaze pilots which were basically suicide bombers. This showed the United States that when backed into a corner the Japanese were going to fight back with everything they had. It was estimated that invading Japan with a normal attack would cost 1.2 million
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