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Query: Interesting -- and Far Too Kind to the Japanese of That Time

Evan Thomas's exploration of the lives of four noteworthy commanders who found themselves in the Battle of Leyte Gulf is quite interesting, and provides a good foundation for futher (and more detailed) exploration of the battle itself. However, his appraisal of the Japanese of World War II is far, far too kind. Yes, they were a "cultured" people, with their arts and customs and so forth -- but on another level they were utter savages, which totally compromised their merit as global citizens of that era. In [...], and this nature of arrogance propagated atrocity after atrocity as they attempted to enslave Southeast Asia.Read this book, it is an interesting account -- but do not shed a tear for the conquered Japanese, as their own horrendous acts ultimately caused the civilized world to force their downfall.