American soldier Quote by Hideki Tojo

“The Chicago Daily News Foreign Service presents herewith the first attempt to recount historically one of the great American tragedies of the Pacific War:…

— George Weller

“Several Marines of the 27th were stabbed in the night, and general rules of combat as a tactical code did not exist for either…

— Charles River Editors

We know that there were so many Japanese American soldiers in World War II who were fighting in Europe despite the fact that their…

— Tamlyn Tomita

“A poll of U.S. servicemen indicated that 44 percent would like to kill a Japanese soldier while only 6 percent felt the same way…

— David Livingstone Smith

We face the delicate question of the diplomatic fencing to be done so as to be sure Japan is put into the wrong and…

— Henry L. Stimson

“Killing Japanese didn’t bother me at that time. It was getting the war over with that bothered me. So I wasn’t worried particularly about…

— Ronald Schaffer

In basic training we had been told to watch out for Japanese spies.

— Jack Adams

“In World War II, some Japanese soldiers preferred to take their own lives rather become prisoners of war. In Saipan hundreds of civilians jumped…

— Harald Welzer

We're at war with Japan. We were attacked by Japan. Do you want to kill Japanese, or would you rather have Americans killed?

— Curtis LeMay

“In August 1944, the War Ministry in Tokyo had issued a directive to the commandants of various POW camps, outlining a policy for what…

— Hampton Sides

“Kuribayashi had the benefit of having traveled in the United States, and he had even attended Harvard for a short time. In his travels,…

— Charles River Editors

In the battle of Kunu-ri, more than 5,000 American soldiers were killed, wounded or taken as prisoners of war. Ninety percent of my unit…

— Charles B. Rangel