The Divine Wind-Origin and Deployment of the Kamikaze

This week Seth, Bill and, good buddy Jon Parshall delve into the origin and deployment of the Kamikaze. The guys take a look at the tactic's origins, which date as far back as Pearl Harbor, and really dive deep into how, exactly, did the Japanese get to that point. Digging deeper, the team gets into the whole myth that every Kamikaze pilot was a volunteer...to paraphrase Oddball--"No, baby they weren't." As if that wasn't enough, the team gets into the US Navy's answer to the threat in the development of fleet air defense and the deployment of the Big Blue Blanket. Join us for this absolutely fascinating off-the-cuff episode as the guys just riff on the whole kamikaze ordeal.

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  • Originally Aired November 26, 2024
  • Runtime 97 minutes
  • Created April 10, 2026 by
    akillough
  • Modified April 10, 2026 by
    akillough