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13498871 No.13498871 [Reply] [Original]

Are there any books that deal with the kamikaze pilots acceptance of death, and their decision to volunteer? As I've understood it, they usually knew that they would have to answer the call to die waay in advance, and yet they seemingly managed to go about their daily lives, as if that wasn't the case.

>> No.13499271

A Tale for the Time Being

>> No.13499356

>>13499271
A very different recommendation from what I had expected, but it actually seems to brush over the topic at hand. Thanks

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Still very much taking suggestions, lads

>> No.13499886

>>13498871

The Gospels.

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>>13499886
I read in the Bible every day. That's not exactly what I'm looking for right now, though.

>> No.13499984

>>13498871
The Metaphysics of War by Julian Ebola.

>> No.13500135

>>13499984
I've already read that. I'm literally looking for something from the point of view of a kamikaze pilot

>> No.13500146

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCuVxyM137k

>> No.13500268

>>13500146
Based thread theme

>> No.13500867

>>13498871
iirc sakaguchi ango wrote some essays about it
tell you upfront: stop beign a weeb

>> No.13500929

>>13498871
Simple acclimation, anon. You are not afraid of death but something else. Neither did the kamikazes necessarily face this something else by being acclimated to their lifestyle. Even though kamikazes had no nervousness about death they undoubtedly feared others things just the same.

>> No.13500950

Zen at War. I wish I could find an ebook of it.

>> No.13500961

>>13498871
Sun and Steel.

>> No.13501174

>>13500867
Thanks for the rec. I'm not a weeb, though. Just possibly terminally ill.
>>13500929
Well, it is what it is. But there's always something new to learn, and I figured their approach might be a bit different than that of all the stoics that I've read.
>>13500950
Thanks

>> No.13501236

>>13501174
If you were recruited into such a program you would get used to it as well. like any job it would be rough heading in but after a while you will be just another one of the guys, shooting the shit and griping about the daily trials of the gig, and so forth. at a certain point you wouldn't even understand what it was you were afraid of to begin with chuckling aloofly at the new recruits, remembering your first day, and so on.

>> No.13501239

>>13498871
>Are there any books
No. But there are certainly video games. Plenty of multiplayer video games have this feeling.
I feel you, bro.

>> No.13501249

>>13500950
This is the only correct answer

>> No.13501467

Shogun - James Clavell. Instead of being thrust into a culture (Asian) you don’t really understand, it’s more about a western mans slow adaption from his ideals into Japanese ones to climb the political ladder and survive.

>> No.13501773

>>13501249
Indeed

>> No.13502445

>>13501174
Why possibly?
Are you waiting for some test results or are you self diagnosed? If the latter, go to a doc.

>> No.13503273

>>13502445
>Are you waiting for some test results
Bingo. So we'll see what happens. Do you have a rec for me in the meantime, lad?

>> No.13503743

>>13503273
I dont have any books for you since your request is quite specific.
I can tell you though that the Stoics helped me to come to peace with my fathers terminal illness and my own chronical pain disease. Maybe you want to look into Mark Aurel and Seneca.
Hope everything turns out well for you, fren.