Kamikaze - To Die for the Emperor

by Peter C. Smith

Book Overview

In this brand new publication from eminent historian Peter C. Smith, we are regaled with the engaging and often incredibly disturbing history of the Kamikaze tradition in Japanese culture. Tracing its history right back to the original Divine Wind (major natural typhoons) that saved Japan from invaders in ancient history, Smith explores the subsequent resurrection of the cult of the warrior in the late nineteenth century. He then follows this tradition...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781593132
• ISBN13: 9781781593134
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Aviation
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.