April 28th, 2008, 08:24 PM
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Re: Japanese Fatality Rates
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Originally Posted by Slipdigit
I saw that page, wished it had more information.
In a way, I can see why there could have been little regard for humane treatment of Japanese PoWs when you consider they could have appeared to have little regard for their own lives in the eyes of the soldiers fighting them. Why have more concern for Japanese lives than they themselves have? Couple that with the stories of Japanese mistreatment of Allied PoWs, I can see a certain unwillingness on the part of the Allied soldier to take Japanese as prisoners.
Before anyone gets in an uproar, this is not something I am advocating, just offering discussion.
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I agree with you there Jeff. Kind of what I was talking about in my "Why was the Pacific War so brutal?" thread.Compared to all the POWS taken in the European Theater the Japanese totals seem a drop in the bucket.
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