My uncle was a POW in Sandakan. He died from malnutrition and Beri Beri. After the camp or what was left of it was liberated it was discovered that there where sheds full of vitamins sent from the Red Cross for the prisoners but were never given out.
I can definitely see why the first one is controversial. He has a point, though. The worst thing you can do in a war is lose. The winner of a war doesn't usually get prosecuted for war crimes.
The combination of historical content with your voice, which is perfect for narration, makes me look forward to your posts. Many thanks for all your hard work!
@@JimWVa-2023 everyone's entitled to their opinion... mine won't change yours, yours won't change mine. You ARE commenting on said "unlistenable" voice's channel though!
Admiral Yamamoto was correct when he said after learning Pearl Harbor had been attacked before a Declaration of War was delivered: “I fear all we have done is awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a great resolve.” Thank you for this video as it showed how justice was delivered to those responsible for some of the most horrific and barbaric acts committed during the war in the Pacific.
I read a book about Japanese treatment of Allied prisoners, in one US camp the captives all gave some of their food to the biggest toughest guy. When the camp was liberated they all watched the guy beat the vicious commander to death by hand.
Hirohito didnt have any say about the war untill there was a tie between the generals to durrender or fight on he chose peace! D sn though hes tbe emporer its the generals and polititions that make nearly all decisions!
Yamashita was alright. There were many awful Japanese Generals but he was not one of them. Some did treat there own soldiers very harshly for looting and war crimes. They were very tough on their own soldiers. Those generals who acted reasonably and humanely were passed over and the arse kissers rose and flourished. Japan has never admitted its wrong doings but this man was treated incorrectley. But he knew why this happened and understood and didnt blame the Allies. This tells you something.
@KoreanSpy1997 oh enlighten me as to your vast knowledge of the subject chuckles. How much brutality and inhumane behavior have YOU WITNESSED PERSONALLY. I am a combat medic veteran and a doctor chuckles. I also work with doctors without borders. I DARE you to join me
He could have become Jap sashimi with Fava beans at the officers mess.Reagan would have been better off and W would not have voted for Killary, the RINO he is.
You all must be talking about George H Bush, not George W Bush. Both of these men were American presidents' father and son. George W. Bush was too young to have served in WW2. George H Bush the father and former president of the USA did serve in WW2 but that is a whole other story because George H Bush's billionaire father was doing business deals with Nazi Germany during WW2 while his son George H Bush was supposedly fighting against the Germans. Just search for "who is George H Bush's father," and you will know what I'm talking about. The bottom line is that neither former US presidents were ever in any real danger, the father nor the son. These super wealthy people create their own lying life stories.
What Japan did should not have been as cruel as it has ever been, but most Japanese children grew up being punched and kicked even when their parents taught them to do so. What older people say is absolutely true. Losing to other countries, including losing, was considered even more embarrassing.
The narrator's rhythmic commentary of the English language is extremely annoying. As a British citizen in my 72nd year I have never heard anyone speak in this manner. Such a pity because the content is good...the audible delivery piss poor.
Japanese empire armies and naval efforts practiced a high level of atrocities towards occupied civilians and captative enemy warriors. They followed the empirical orders .they bound their shoulders below Emperor feet. They did every cruelty for theirsEmperor glory and strength...while theirs Emperor easly frightened and surrounded to Americans...showed ultra cowards...he accepted all humiliating doing by Americans against Japanese citizens on theirs islands for remaining on his broken leg thrones in Tokyo
Remember, in those days the Japanese military were steeped in Bushido, which sees those who surrender as less than human. And these generals and admirals were the sons and grandsons of samurai.
@@kristoffermangila Despite their ideology, it doesn't justify atrocities. The same rationale could be used to defend Germany's actions in ww2. "Well they saw the people they were murdering as less than human, so it's okay!"
@@lfcmike12 but in those days, what do know about the mindset of these fellows, they learned these values at their father's and grandfather's knees. And this mindset had been there for centuries.
That’s a very bad strategy. Your enemies will fight way harder if they know they will face certain death. Plenty of allied war crimes were done too don’t make no mistake.
War was so brutal in all wars , the. Things that has changed is making killing easier and being able to kill in larger numbers and make killing worst , but the war time. Medical much better and the survival rate much higher
The Knights Of Bushido: The Japanese soldier lived by the strict warrior code of Bushido, the Samurai tenet, in which surrender was a dirty word. So the surrender of the whole British garrison in the Philipines was an anathema to the Japanese, they thought the British were dishonourable subhumans and should be treated as such. This was the mentality.
@@anthonywilson4873 Faced with total annihilation from the Atomic Bomb they had little choice, Emperor Hirohito told the Japanese people that they must endure the unendurable and bear the unbearable. Nearly all the Japanese had never heard Hirohito speak before, it was as if God was talking to them over the radio!! He was revered as God-like status...so they all surrendered as he told them to.
It’s hard to understand why the Japanese military were so barbaric in Ww2 yet when you see Japanese military today they are like any other western military, Certainly capable of Barbaric acts but not on the personal level like back then. What has changed and I wonder what Japanese people think of the way they are characterised in ww2?
Agree, it's really hard to listen to the voice editing. I don't think it's AI. It's likely a software that adjust timing, but it's so hard to listen to.
Msybe the one who got friendly with the enemy , might have had the attitude he was going to make it home through that camp for a young lady or his family he couldve had a wife & kids at home until your in his shoes we cant judge , but he the end he was killed to then from pet to dinner just how they treat dogs . R.I.P he still was a soldier.
Yes, and quite a few of them. The Japanese officers and NCO's who were charged with war crimes in China (especially pre-Pearl Harbor) were for the most part tried by the Chinese military courts.
@@troybullard9631 For years, I've been trying to discover the name of the Japanese Commander who committed ritual suicide after reports of what his troops did (to the people) in the battle and later occupation of Nanjing.
I believe the use of the Australian pilot in the thumbnail was used to express that act was in fact a war crime, for which Japanese Generals were rightfully executed. It's a terrible moment in time though, and I'm not saying your wrong for feeling the way you do.
@@jenjen.rutherford8559 The USA runs black site torture prisons TODAY...Maybe look past the first half of the last century and taske an interest in the world today.
That photo is not a photo of an Australian pilot. Many people mistake this photo as of Flt Lt Bill Newton VC being executed. It is in fact a photo of the execution of Sgt Len Siffleet on 24/10/43. Sgt Siffleet was with Z Special Unit and was captured in an operation in 1943. This is the only known photo of an Australian serviceman being executed. The photo was found on the body of a Japanese soldier in 1944.
Another thing : before you put trust into your own Japanese education system, remember that you live in a country that lionized and celebrated a serial killer Issei Sagawa. That alone shows just how twisted your society is, as well as the thinking process of its citizens. Japan's historical distortion, historical revisionism, is too absurd Germany reflects on itself Germany teaches history accurately The Japanese should emulate Germany Come to Korea and study There is a lot of historical evidence Every country has a dark history. That's one thing. Whether they are ashamed and regret the wrong doings in the past and not cover it up is another the Asian Holocaust the Asian Nazis Japan should reflect on itself
I believe the sentence of death on Matsui was unjust. (I'm a white, unmarried, conservative, American man, retired in Montana) I believe the sentence is unjust because Matsui was taken out of retirement. He had already retired. He had no control of the Japanese government taking him out of retirement. What are you going to do? Say no? I don't think so, but he was also incompetent, but he didn't know it. Sort of the kind of situation that we have with Joe Biden.
The hongkong battle? Too many armpit stench there because of one race. I am a veteran and was not knocked out by a bullet, but with armpit stench. I got into coma, was freezed and unfreezed today...
