re: #138 bolivar

Amen brother. My Dad was in the Philipines and would never talk about what happened in the war. My Aunt told us that when he came home he would wake up screaming and that told me a lot. The terrible things they put our guys through were inexcusable. I don’t think the Japanese (got in trouble for calling them Japs) ever admitted or apologised for anything. The whole peace thing was a sham in my opinion - they should have investigated more and got the miserable little bas….ok let it go - Dad is gone and nothing will come of it. Yeah it will dammit - they did some terrible things and have never been held to account - much to my dismay.

They have never apologised or payed for damages.
The British soldiers who ended up as Japanese POW (and the women!) were the last to get some recompensation from a begrudging British government.

‘The Bridge over the River Kwai’ gives only a very prettified picture of the true horrors, based on actual events as it is.