@joeyartk
People don't realize that the surrender was not really unconditional. To get the Japanese to surrender the US gave written assurance that Hirohito would remain in place under Macarthur's authority. True, they could have reneged on that promise after the surrender, but the reason they gave it was because they realized the occupation would go much better with him in place.
@youngjojo3052
I think I’ve found my favorite History Channel. Thank you guys for all your hard work!
@lucaschiappe197
The Brits, Frenchs and the Dutch judging Japan while they were committing crimes in India, Indochina and Indonesia... the hypocrisy was crazy. Indian judge had point. Thanks for sharing this documentary with us.
@abocas
Post-trial Americans treated the Japanese war criminals like my sister treats her dog: “nooo, you can’t”, “well okay, then”
@jdghgh
Fantastic documentary format. Informative and brilliantly entertaining.
@FINNIUSORION
Conducting an aggressive war is a horrible thing, but it's nothing compared to the barbaric acts and massacres committed against civilians and children. How do you stab a 7 year old in the stomach 7 times? I will never understand that type of evil.
@samueldavidrucker7514
Fascinating and thoroughly informed documentary i feel more educated. Thank you for your great work.
@iagree5313
Thank you Slice. I have not seen this perspective before.
@driesvdc2
Brilliant documentary
@daylight4493
War affects everyone no matter where you are and no matter who you are, war turns human beings into monsters
@artmaknev3738
I heard that to this day Japan denies what happened in China, and never even offered any condolonces to the victims of those massacres, quite the opposite of the burden that Germany has to carry forever.
@jenniferbatnes7391
I was born in China 15 years after the war ended and I grew up listening to my parents generation talked about the war and watched so many movies about the war. It was horrible what Japanese soldiers did to ordinary Chinese civilians during the war yet unlike Germany Japanese government was never asked to pay compensation for the unthinkable crimes they committed during the eight years invation in China from 1937-1945. Now the rightest power in Japan even rewrote the text book to wipe out the war entirely.
@lutomson3496
MacArthur was still responsible for not prosecuting the Japanese for the full extent of their atrocities. In war college we studied him and his career and the deeper you dug, the worse he was performance and actions pathetic he never should have been part of Japans surrender in the first place and the subsequent lack of action
@dalghren
america sent its b-team. all the best lawyers and judges went to nuremburg. the british, dutch, and french wanted their colonies back while the US babbled on about self-determination.
@helenlovescats
Another success slice. Thankyou. I look forward to your docs
@innovationtile4440
Best documentary period.
@13bKalighat
This documentary is a model of its kind: truly excellent!
@FredPorlock-1892
Excellent. Thank you. 🥂
@alannewman85
Well told. Brilliantly narrated!!!
@lehsu