Kamikaze : context

Kamikaze is a poem about the real story of Japanese pilots who flew suicide missions during WW2.  Watch this video and read the article to help you understand what motivated these men to give up their lives for these missions.

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history/videos/kamikaze-pilots

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/11/the-last-kamikaze-two-japanese-pilots-tell-how-they-cheated-death