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RE: Falling bombs and the rise of a nation: The props turn
From my limited knowledge, the Japanese soldiers including the zero pilots were very fierce warriors.
They believed that the emperor was a god so they would fight to the death.
That is completely correct.
They had a strong Samurai-culture where to be dishonored was worth than death and so they performed selflessly.
The Army used to recruit from the town's keeping the young recruits in the same military units. It was brilliant as each one wouldn't dare do something dishonourable knowing it would get back home and forever shame the family.
They were fierce, loyal and very brave indeed.
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Wow, I didn’t know that about the family’s
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Brilliant strategy. Of course, the training was incredibly brutal including barbaric bashings. Add in the fact they saw the Emperor as god-like and it wasn't conceivable that one would disobey an order from him and, you got some mighty tough competition on your hands if you happen to be the enemy...The Aussies, Brits and Yanks were to find out first hand.
Not sure if this is true, but you may know.
The Americans took some high ranking Japanese leaders and showed them a test detention of a nuclear bomb in the Nevada desert and told them if they did not surrender that America would use this weapon on them.
The Japanese believed the emperor that they would be victorious and ignored the display.
Hmm, not sure about that to be honest but quite possibly. They were talking peace right up to the Pearl Harbour attack (the Japanese) and had a reasonable relationship with the yanks. It's possible.
What I do know is what the Empower said, the people believed 100%. It's an interesting thing really. After the war of course that all changed.
Funny to think that most Japanese now know absolutely nothing about it. (One of my sister in-laws is full Japanese and she doesn't know anything about the war.)
That makes sense about your sister in law.
Have you spoken to Chinese people about how the feel about the Japanese, very eye opening.
The Japanese have not really apologized for their atrocities, unlike Germany who have bent over backwards to apologize and make thing better for what happened.
Again this is only what I have been told, I can’t say any of this is factual.
Chinese and Japanese generally hate each other, yes.
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