On October 25, 1944, the Imperial Headquarters in Tokyo announced the creation of a special Navy unit - kamikaze, so named in memory of the "divine wind" - a powerful hurricane that saved Japan from the Mongol invasion. The authors of the book, the military personnel of this unit, participants in the events described. The book gives a comprehensive analysis of the reasons why the Japanese command was forced to resort to the unprecedented practice of using suicide pilots, talks about kamikaze everyday life, provides excerpts from their farewell letters to relatives and friends.