This feature-length special recounts the desperate measures taken by Axis forces to stave off defeat in WWII and the mythical origins of the Japanese kamikaze and their Nazi counterparts. Many in leadership were opposed to suicide tactics--the driving forces were often young junior officers who had grown up in a culture of militarism and extreme nationalism. As well as assessing the contribution of myth and propaganda, we reveal the more human stories behind those caught up in the kamikaze phenomenon.

This feature-length special recounts the desperate measures taken by Axis forces to stave off defeat in WWII and the mythical origins of the Japanese kamikaze and their Nazi counterparts. Many in leadership were opposed to suicide tactics--the driving forces were often young junior officers who had grown up in a culture of militarism and extreme nationalism. As well as assessing the contribution of myth and propaganda, we reveal the more human stories behind those caught up in the kamikaze phenomenon.

TheChemical Brothers are a Grammy award-winning British electronic musicduo comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. Originating in Manchester in1991, along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method and fellowacts, they were pioneers at bringing the big beat electronic dancegenre to the forefront of pop culture.