[tumblindice]

Our Marines were surprised to find that the Imperial Marines they were fighting were big guys, and ‘salty’.
And as you say, like Zero, Val and Zeke pilots, they had a short shelf life.

[Robwin]

An excellent recent book which chronicled Japanese brutality is Unbroken. Can't speak for the movie, possibly sanitized so no one's feelings are hurt, but the book is really good and pulls no punches.

The thing is, though, for all the talk about Nazi and Japanese atrocities there is still little concern or discussion about the sadistic practices of the worst group of all: the Communists of the Soviet Union, China, NK, Cambodia, and on and on. The others were pikers compared to them.