https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg43kwvq4e9o
“A fragile truce near the end of one of the bloodiest land battles of World War
Two saw US and Japanese soldiers suspend their fighting and sit down
together... for a picnic. According to the Newcastle University professor who
helped research it, the event deserves much greater recognition.
"It is just as remarkable as the truce of World War One when British and German
soldiers stopped fighting on Christmas Day, perhaps even more so given the
hatred and fear between the US and Japanese troops at the time," said political
geographer Nick Megoran.
He was part of a team which travelled to an isolated beach on Aka island in
Japan to commemorate an event many islanders themselves know little about.
It was there in 1945, in the shadow of the Battle of Okinawa, that US and
Japanese troops stopped fighting to talk, eat and pray together.
Prof Megoran said: "Remembrance Sunday 80 years on is a really appropriate time
to talk about an incredible moment which has been largely overlooked."”
Via Frederick Wilson II.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
