Front line is really where the war is, he says. You have to wipe out each position one by one by one. It's a combination of workmanlike and extremely deadly. The reason this theatre is different is because the japanese don't run alone. And it it creates a sense of fatalism amongst the troops that you don't see in other wars. He goes on to make a distinction between the leaders and soldiers.
Can suicidal bravery and fanatical determination make up for material, industrial and numerical insufficiency? As the Asia-Pacific conflict turns against the Japanese these questions are put to the test. The results are nightmarish.