Reblogged from Start Thinking Right:

I was watching a Military History program called "No Surrender: German and Japanese Kamikazes" about the birth of the Japanese kamikaze pilots of WW2 yesterday.

If you have knowledge of the dilemma of the German generals - with a fanatic Führer screaming orders and a fanatic youth who would have lined the generals up and shot them for treason or cowardice if they'd failed to continue to wage the war - you shouldn't be surprised to learn that the exact same dilemma slapped the Japanese admirals in the face. 

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