stdreb27
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Originally Posted by bionicarm
http:///forum/post/2924626
Journey, you're the one trying to rewrite history, not me. It has been said time and time again by EXPERTS on Pearl Harbor, that Japanese pilots PURPOSELY flew their injured planes and hit any ground target that was available. Where exactly are you getting your expert sources on the subject? Is the "History Of The World According To Journey" available in paperback?
This is an excerpt from the book - Thunder Gods The Kamikaze Pilots Tell Their Story By Hatsuho Naito Translated by Mayumi Ichikawa. 215 pages. Illustrated. Kodansha International/Farrar, Straus & Giroux. $18.95.
Almost a year before Pearl Harbor, Gen. Hideki Tojo, the war minister, ordered the publication of a code called ''Ethics of Battle'' for the armed forces. Even without mentioning the divinity of the Japanese Emperor - whose name was frequently invoked to inspire soldiers and civilians to turn the war into a holy cause - the fanatical military code laid the groundwork for the kamikaze pilot program: It justified self-immolation, if necessary, in the name of personal and national honor.
''A sublime sense of self-sacrifice must guide you throughout life and death,'' the code said. ''Do not think of death as you use up every ounce of your strength to fulfill your duties. Make it your joy to use every last bit of your physical and spiritual strength in what you do. Do not fear to die for the cause of everlasting justice. Do not stay alive in dishonor. Do not die in such a way as to leave a bad name behind you!''
So I imagine that any honorable Japanese pilot that was damaged and still over Pearl Harbor, honored this code, knowing very well they would die. You call it what you want Mr. History.
I love it when anyone disputes the Word Of Journey, they are deemed liberals.
I find it amazing how one person can be the expert for any historic situation that arises. Do you just sit on the crapper with a history book at your side, trying to memorize interesting historical tidbits so you can completely annoy any person you talk to that really doesn't care what you know?
wow, you are saying the same thing he is, just you want to call it Kamikaze, and he doesn't.
Then you accuse him of rewriting history. When you're the one wanting to expand the Kamikaze definition to include people who flew into ships after their plane was damaged, vs the actual Kamikaze squadrons who took off for the whole purpose of flying into ships. Where the name Kamikaze actually came from.
Can't you just see it for what it is, instead of blubbering on, digging yourself in a deeper hole.
http:///forum/post/2924626
Journey, you're the one trying to rewrite history, not me. It has been said time and time again by EXPERTS on Pearl Harbor, that Japanese pilots PURPOSELY flew their injured planes and hit any ground target that was available. Where exactly are you getting your expert sources on the subject? Is the "History Of The World According To Journey" available in paperback?
This is an excerpt from the book - Thunder Gods The Kamikaze Pilots Tell Their Story By Hatsuho Naito Translated by Mayumi Ichikawa. 215 pages. Illustrated. Kodansha International/Farrar, Straus & Giroux. $18.95.
Almost a year before Pearl Harbor, Gen. Hideki Tojo, the war minister, ordered the publication of a code called ''Ethics of Battle'' for the armed forces. Even without mentioning the divinity of the Japanese Emperor - whose name was frequently invoked to inspire soldiers and civilians to turn the war into a holy cause - the fanatical military code laid the groundwork for the kamikaze pilot program: It justified self-immolation, if necessary, in the name of personal and national honor.
''A sublime sense of self-sacrifice must guide you throughout life and death,'' the code said. ''Do not think of death as you use up every ounce of your strength to fulfill your duties. Make it your joy to use every last bit of your physical and spiritual strength in what you do. Do not fear to die for the cause of everlasting justice. Do not stay alive in dishonor. Do not die in such a way as to leave a bad name behind you!''
So I imagine that any honorable Japanese pilot that was damaged and still over Pearl Harbor, honored this code, knowing very well they would die. You call it what you want Mr. History.
I love it when anyone disputes the Word Of Journey, they are deemed liberals.
I find it amazing how one person can be the expert for any historic situation that arises. Do you just sit on the crapper with a history book at your side, trying to memorize interesting historical tidbits so you can completely annoy any person you talk to that really doesn't care what you know?
wow, you are saying the same thing he is, just you want to call it Kamikaze, and he doesn't.
Then you accuse him of rewriting history. When you're the one wanting to expand the Kamikaze definition to include people who flew into ships after their plane was damaged, vs the actual Kamikaze squadrons who took off for the whole purpose of flying into ships. Where the name Kamikaze actually came from.
Can't you just see it for what it is, instead of blubbering on, digging yourself in a deeper hole.
