Japanese US battles from 1943 to 1945

I think that analysis is


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In his book, I remem
Yeah that book you mentioned is not really seen as very, trustworthy, to say the least. Please forgive me if i don't see that as a legitimate source..

My thoughts too although I have seen it widely quoted as it is well researched and detailed. Some historians like Iris Chang thought highly of it, I noticed in her book
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rape_of_Nanking_(book)

It is full of first-person interviews that make it invaluable. The problem is the interpretation he puts on the facts he presents.

Put please, if you could quote the book, go ahead.

I do not have access to it now when I go home in November, I will send you a scanned copy of the pages, please PM if I forget.


The link you posted covers about as much as the wikipedia article

Yes, the book quoted on this page, I quoted is considered one of the best on the subject, so most of these references online are out of this book. I want to read this book too.

and hardly anything more, certainly not mentioning anywhere that most kamikaze pilors were the bad and inexperienced pilots. Inexperienced seems kinda odd though as they were given special kamikaze training and definitly meant to be able to actually hit the traget and not on sheer luck, as they were meant ot head back if they wouldn't find a target. Any truly inexperienced, young, fanatical pilot would plow their plane into any target they can find, which would be useless. I don't think they worked that way. Thats why i doubt even more they would pick bad pilots. I think they encouraged skilled pilots to do it, even if there were only few left to do it. I mean the pool of veterans was practically gone by 1944, but that doesn't mean only bad pilots and unfinished trainees were left.

The overwhelming majority were inexperienced pilots, that is a fact, look at the biographies of them online but I never said *ALL*. Saburo Sakai was sent out on a Kamikaze mission and he did not volunteer but was ordered. In his book, I remember reading how much he was against such missions and blasted his officer with his men present after the mission.

I found these discussions on reddit that I think are relevant to the current discussion, I think many here might find them interesting.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/18u6tz/during_ww2_what_were_was_the/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...e_just_been_recruited_as_a_japanese_kamikaze/

Interestingly if a pilot headed back too often, he would be threatened with execution.
 
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