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Japanese Attitudes Toward Prisoners of War: Feudal Resurgence in Kokutai No Hongi
During World War II, the Japanese earned the reputation for cruelty toward their prisoners which surpassed the treatment accorded to POWs held by Germany and Italy. The conduct exhibited by the Japanese soldier was the result of a combination of ancient social and religious traditions made manifest by twentieth century documents. Through constant inculcation of ancient myths nurtured by a national religion, the Japanese believed that their holy mission was world domination. Believing themselves to be of divine origin, they treated all other races as inferior; therefore, the POWs suffered cruelties as sub-humans. The Japanese inflicted punishment and torture in the name of their emperor, believing that they did so through divine instruction. This study reveals how they arrived at this conviction.
Date:
December 1990
Creator:
Jones, Waller F. (Waller Finley)
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Heritage, Volume 8, Number 3, Summer 1990
Quarterly publication containing articles related to the preservation of historic artifacts and sites. Special issue presents longer and "more scholarly" articles discussing policies and strategies in the field.
Date:
Summer 1990
Creator:
Texas Historical Foundation
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Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
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The Portal to Texas History