Tag: Japanese Holdouts
The Kyūjō Conspiracy – How a Group of Japanese Officers Planned to Overthrow the Emperor and Continue WW2
“Despite Japan’s downfall, not all were committed to ending hostilities. In fact, many nationalists sought to fight on.” BY AUG. 15, 1945, Japan was finished. After three and a half years of total war against…
Japanese soldier fights on — for 30 years!
“When the war ended in August of 1945, orders to stand down never reached Onoda and his small detachment of three troops.” THINKING OF throwing in the towel? Calling it quits? Leaving work early? Well, Hiroo…
