Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Bataan Presentation
Even after studying WWII both in and out of school I had not heard of Philippine battles or the Bataan Death March. This horrific situation could even be compared to the camps in Europe, but this concept has not been brought to my attention before. Soldiers were unprepared and lacked food and weapons. Many soldiers who became POWs had little to no chance from the beginning. There was even anti-American attitudes among the Japanese, but like the European camps the harsh treatment was not directed towards Americans only. American and Filipino soldiers alike were abused by Japanese when they were captured.
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Once again there comes an occurance during World War 2 in which there were horrible attrociaties committed against humanity in which most people are unaware of. I personally think this is strange on how history decides which of these terrible occurances are passed through history with such emphasis while others such as the Bataan Death March are typically known only by few.
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