Remote war is bad war

Re:Remote war is bad war by mcguire on Thursday October 10, 2019 @11:41AM (#21215806)

I was watching a talk on YouTube last night about the end of WW2 with Japan. According to the speaker, one fear was that the emperor would surrender, but the military units individually would refuse to follow the order, meaning the army would have to pacify the country in pieces.

That sounds like modern warfare.

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Re:Remote war is bad war by ljp_206 on Thursday October 10, 2019 @12:07PM (#21216135)

I was impressed but not too surprised to find that the phenomenon of 'Japanese holdout' has it's own Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_holdout

The fanaticism of Japanese soldiers may have nuances when compared to the guerrilla and insurgent wars of today, but the potential for fighting to drag on for decades seems to have been demonstrated.

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Re:Remote war is bad war by gibspaulding on Thursday October 10, 2019 @02:33PM (#21217709)

Hiroo Onoda has a biography about his time as a Japanese holdout in the Philippines. I just read it this summer and found it fascinating. I'd definitely recommend it!

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/194440.No_Surrender

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Re:Remote war is bad war by C1sc0cat on Thursday October 10, 2019 @12:23PM (#21216330)

Which a hard line group of Japanese officers tried to do and stage a coup to stop the surrender.

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