简介：ThefinalphaseofthePacificwarduringWorldWarIIsawaterriblenewtactic:massedkamikazeattacksonAmericanshipsbyJapaneseplanes.ButthebiggestkamikazeattackofallwasthesuicidalmissionofthesuperbattleshipYamato,thelargest,mostadvancedwarshipoftheday.Inthisprogram,NOVAjoinsaninternationalteamexploringthegraveofthismagnificentvesseltolearnthesecretsofherdesign,herfinalmission,andtheviolenteventsthatbroughtherdown. YamatoliesontheflooroftheEastChinaSea,200milesnorthofOkinawa,blownapartbyoneofthemostmassiveexplosionsevertooccuratsea.Altogether,morethan2,700menwentdownwiththeshipordrownedafteritsank,makingthelossoftheYamatooneofthegreatestnavaldisastersofalltime.Despitethedestruction,themajestyoftheshipisunmistakable,symbolizedbyasix-foot-widechrysanthemumcrest,iconoftheJapaneseimperialfamily,stillgracingYamato'sprowlikeafigurehead.…