The Kamikaze were known for their fearsome tactics, yet one pilot’s story ends with a surprising act of kindness by the U.S.

Eighty years after the first kamikaze attacks were launched on Oct. 25, 1944, the thoughts left behind by those young pilots offer insights into their commitment and lives. “I will die doing my ...

Think of a kamikaze pilot and the image that comes to mind is probably a screaming face obscured by goggles embarking on a death plunge. Or perhaps no face at all and just a fighter plane plowing ...

Kamikaze suicide planes sent by desperate Imperial ... "The fanatical resolve of Japanese pilots turned their aircraft into human guided missiles," reported the Naval History and Heritage Command.

Nine more waves of kamikaze attacks hit the fleet off of Okinawa before the battle came to an end. Almost 2,000 Japanese pilots would willingly lose their lives in these attacks. By late June ...

In this narrative poem, Beatrice Garland explores the testimony of the daughter of a kamikaze pilot. Unlike many of his comrades, this pilot turns back from his target and returns home.

About 5,000 Japanese kamikaze pilots killed themselves, according to an estimate by the National Air and Space Museum. Read On The Fox News App The escort carrier USS St. Lo was the first ship ...