Podcasts Government Federal Drive with Tom Temin Echoes from a long-ago war, animate this Navy historian

Echoes from a long-ago war, animate this Navy historian

Published: Oct. 23, 2023, 11:24 a.m.

A book by a historian from the Naval History and Heritage Command recalls a bizarre episode from a long-ago war. In the great WWII battle for Okinawa, Japan resorted to suicide missions known as kamikaze. The book's title says it all, "On The Verge Of Breaking Down\xa0Completely,\xa0Surviving\xa0The Kamikaze Off Okinawa, 1945. To talk about the book, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin was joined in studio by author Guy Nasuti.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices