New guinea's one of the wettest places in the world as wetter, up to five inches of rain a day during the monsoon season. It pretty much shuts down military operations, which is part of the reason why you haven't seen as much action in burma. The army that the japanese are fighting is one of the most diverse in the world. And i often try to imagine myself as a japanese soldier during this time period. From a small island nation, you find yourself in burma, in the north. You're fighting chinese troops and american troops, sometimes chinese and American troops together. There always seem to be irish guys
When do spirit, tenacity, resilience and bravery cross into madness? When cities are incinerated? When suicide attacks become the norm? When atomic weapons are used? Japan's leaders test the limits of national endurance in the war's last year.