Blossoms in the wind : human legacies of the kamikaze / by M.G. Sheftall. (Text)

Reprint. Originally published: 2005.

A time for heroes -- St. Lo overture -- Yasukuni -- The road to Mabalacat -- Ōnishi's gamble -- Poster boy -- Fed up with losing and ready to die -- All boys dream of flying -- An old man's dream -- The lights of Talisay -- Attack orders -- The ultimate smart bomb -- The Yokaren candidate -- I wanted wings -- Amenities -- Looking for a few good war gods -- Flight of the thunder gods -- Echoes of thunder -- A soldier's scrapbook -- Bright-eyed boys from the provinces -- Fighter jock -- Belt of a thousand stitches -- Nadeshiko -- Band of sisters -- The Nadeshiko unit -- Fireflies -- A peaceful village -- Doctor Hiroshima -- Setagaya Kan'non -- Pilgrimage to Chiran -- Torpedomen in twilight -- Kudan Kaikan -- Toshiharu Konada -- Harumi Kawasaki -- Rearranging the firmament -- Metal implement number six -- Enter the Kaiten -- A pillar of smoke by day -- Going home.