I’m late to the discussion and going back to front, because I’m weird, so if I’m off on what you’re discussing, my apologies.
But, if you’re going to watch The Pacific mini-series that is the counterpart of Band of Brothers, be warned.
The War in the Pacific was especially savage and the series doesn’t try hard to hide that.
The War in the Pacific was especially savage.
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Per my Dad, the Japanese were very tough, smart and cruel.