I can't recall the name of it offhand, but somewhere I have a book written by a former Japanese Kamikaze pilot who had committed himself to being a Kamikaze and then was sidetracked into administrative duties and never went on a mission.
It was a real eye-opener. Americans looked at the Kamikazes as being hard core, professional fanatics. They weren't. Some had committed to the program in a burst of idealism, then regretted the decision but couldn't back out because of personal honor. Others were an assortment of misfits, etc. All were on an unbelievable emotional roller coaster. They'd psych themselves up to a mission, go through an hour long pre-mission ceremony, and then the mission would be scrubbed because of bad weather, etc. The result was a bunch of drunks and insubordinates, but who would, or could, discipline them?
Some flew "Crazy Bombs", and others flew standard Zero fighters. One Zero pilot leaving on a mission strafed his own squadron area as a departing gesture out of pure frustration.
I'll have to find that book. It would be worth re-reading.
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