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The true story of the Bridge over the River Kwai
One has to remember the Warrior code for the Japanese, Bushido. It was un- heard of for a Japanese soldier to surrender. This ultimatley defeated them. How many times can you Banzai charge before you realize your losing good men ? Alot of the Kamikaze pilot had very few flight hours. It was... -
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A Civil Discourse About Reenacting
I understand what some of you are saying about Reenactors making you nervous. The ones that made me nervous were not WW2 (though the "Sons of Nippon" do) soldiers. Believe it or not it is the Native Americans (1800s and before) Why I do not know. I was at a Gun Shows years ago and I saw a... -
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A Civil Discourse About Reenacting
Hi guys an FNG here, I am an old school re-enactor from the old days. I have long since hung up jump boots and Garand. I still love this era the music, movies ect. We did an event years ago at the Chino Airshow, we set up a few Pyramidal tents. We at the time did an Airborne display (82nd) yes... -
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my ww2 family history in the far east
my family history in the far east Missjorei, I have a similar family history. My Om (uncle) was captured by the Japanese. He was a member of the "Red Elephants" in Indo. He was forced to work on the Kwai railway. It use to irk him when the movie came out as it made it look as if the Brits did...
