FREE: DVD Smithsonian Networks "Day of the Kamikaze" (Also includes "Eyewitness Kamikaze")

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First-person accounts, never before seen footage.

Suicide attacks have become a frightening modern-day reality. An unprecedented military strategy, conceived by the Japanese in a frantic effort to avoid defeat during the final months of World War II, more than 150 allied ships were damaged and more than 4,000 U.S. soldiers killed. Although ultimately unsuccessful, it was an effective and demoralizing campaign that left American troops uneasy and filled with dread.

In two compelling docudramas, Smithsonian Networks reveals never-before-seen film footage of Japanese kamikaze training, shares U.S. military footage, interviews veterans from both sides of the conflict, stages historic reenactments and shows you one of the worlds only intact Kamikaze planes on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C.

The award winning Day of the Kamikaze documents the origins of kamikaze battle and shares true, eyewitness accounts of the biggest and bloodiest suicide attack in history over two days in 1945 when the Japanese launched "Operation Heaven" against the Allied Fleet in the Pacific

Eyewitness Kamikaze shares the personal stories of young WWII crewmen, survivors who faced an almost daily onslaught of kamikaze attacks. In their own words, it's a story they will never forget ... nor you.

Retail value: $24.98

This was part of a promotional package I received. I've never watched it so I can't answer anything about the programs.