Source A Japanese troops in a landing craft, Pacific theatre, 18 January 1942
Last year public awareness of the Second World War focused on the seventieth anniversary of D-Day. The tales of heroism from the beaches of Normandy are part of the British national narrative. Yet when discussion turns eastward, to the war against the Japanese, questions, more than answers, seem to remain:
■ Why did Japanese soldiers commit atrocities against civilians and prisoners of war?
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