Army sergeant john sider is quoted in matthew a rosell's book, the things our fathers saw. He describes one of these caves that they come across. The Americans had japanese americans with them who would often use as translators to communicate with the japanese soldiers. And you begin to see the tragedy and perhaps view of what a war against the japans might turn out to be like.
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.