Prisoners of the Japanese
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Prisoners of the Japanese
12th October 1942: Unsparing brutality is commonplace but some of the guards are fearful individuals with unchecked power
The appalling cruelties of the Japanese POW camps were being felt by anyone unfortunate enough to become their prisoner. Widespread Japanese cultural attitudes to prisoners shaped their behaviour - but the system also seems to have encouraged the most sadistic individuals to become guards.
George Coo…
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