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Originally Posted by Torplexed
The Pacific War had a ugly racial tinge to it that the war against the Germans didn't.
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I disagree there. Certainly there was an ugly racial tinge that fueled the " final solution " in Europe. But more than likely fueled it in the pacific too. However, The Japanese of that time also regarded anyone who was not of the Japanese race to be subhuman. They brutalized the Chinese as well. As you said though, it is amazingly easy to underestimate an opponent though.
I saw a piece on the history channel where a military official ( I can't remember the name ) " had traveled extensively in Germany in the 1930's and decided to pattern his forces after the SS. Maybe someone knows who I mean and who his name was.
I do think the brutality that took place in Europe and in the Pacific had never been seen before. I'm sure a world war 2 veteran could attest to that which I'm not. Each side then will say the other was more brutal.
I would say the entire war was brutal.