To: weegee
Clint Eastwood's next film is supposed to be Iwo Jima from the Japanese perspectiveTitled Letters From Iwo Jima, it's supposed to be in Japanese with English subtitles.
Out of the 22,000 troops they had there, 21,000 were killed. They were told they wouldn't be going home, they were there to die for the emperor ...
40 posted on
10/19/2006 9:15:58 AM PDT by
tx_eggman
(The people who work for me wear the dog collars. It's good to be king. - ccmay)
To: tx_eggman
Reading the history of these events,
as seen by the other side can be quite enlightening
Here's an excellent history of the Battle of Midway, as seen by Japanese Naval Aviators who were there.
47 posted on
10/19/2006 9:26:51 AM PDT by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: tx_eggman
...Die for Allah. Die for the Reich... it's all the same thing.
But we have learned that such a dedicated mindset does not require the erradication of all who ONCE held those views.
I have hope for the world and do believe peace is possible.
59 posted on
10/19/2006 10:07:13 AM PDT by
weegee
(Remember "Remember the Maine"? Well in the current war "Remember the Baby Milk Factory")
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