When American forces began the re-conquest of the Philippine islands in 1944 they faced a terrifying weapon: the Kamikaze suicide attack.

Originally released by BBC, 2002. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 23, 2019.

Introduction: Kamikazes (2:01); --Expansionist Ambitions (5:43); -- Rise of Suicide Attacks (3:27); -- Father of Kamikaze (4:21); -- Kamikaze Attacks Begin (5:31); -- Battle of Iwo Jima (3:17); -- Special Kamikaze Weapons (3:10); -- Kamikaze Ritual (7:05); -- Battle of Okinawa (3:10); -- Atomic Bomb (6:24); -- Kamikaze Legacy (2:12); -- Credits: Gladiators of World War II: The Kamikazes (0:56);.