[vash]

that book "rape of nanking" was troubling to read. my parents still harbor lots of emotion about the topic.

i have always tried to read about the war. i still have lots to learn. i didnt pay attention much in school. didnt the allies offer up terms of surrender to japan? the potsdam declaration? i thought the japanese stated that they would fight to the very last man, to the death. up till then, the allies learned what type of enemy they were up against, and believed the japanese would fight to the death. so the pres had to drop the bomb.

i had dinner with a japanese family awhile back. the grandparent lived in one of those cities. i cant remember which. the kids remember stories of the rivers being choked with bodies and they had to walk across the bloated bodies to get to safety. war is a mother effer. hard to listen to stories.