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BLOSSOMS IN THE WIND Human Legacies of the Kamikaze

BLOSSOMS IN THE WIND Human Legacies of the Kamikaze Hardcover - 2005

by M. G. Sheftall

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In the last days of World War II, the Japanese unleashed a new breed of warrior. They were the kamikaze-idealistic young men believing there could be no greater glory than to sacrifice their lives in suicide attacks to defend their homeland. But what of those men who took the sacred oath to die in battle-and lived? Soon after the 9/11 attacks, ethnographer M.G. Sheftall was given unprecedentedly intimate access to the cloistered community of Japan's last remaining kamikaze corps survivors. The result is a poignant and unforgettable glimpse into the lives and mindsets of former kamikaze pilots who never completed their final missions.

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New York: New American Library. 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0451214870 . Near Fine in a Fine dust jacket. ; 6.36 X 1.6 X 9.14 inches; 496 pages .
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  • Title BLOSSOMS IN THE WIND Human Legacies of the Kamikaze
  • Author M. G. Sheftall
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition; First Printing
  • Pages 480
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher New American Library, New York
  • Date 2005
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 173846
  • ISBN 9780451214874 / 0451214870
  • Weight 1.63 lbs (0.74 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.26 x 6.36 x 1.57 in (23.52 x 16.15 x 3.99 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Japan, World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Pacific
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004027356
  • Dewey Decimal Code 940.542

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A must-have book for anyone interested in World War II...the clearest... exposition of the brave, sad Kamikaze culture. (Col. Walter J. Boyne, USAF (Ret.) )