http://www.froginawell.net/japan/2009/12/japanese-soldiers-use-an-accountants-trick/ The Japan History Group Blog Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:45:05 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.froginawell.net/japan/2009/12/japanese-soldiers-use-an-accountants-trick/comment-page-1/#comment-221561 Dave Hackerson Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:28:08 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/japan/?p=826#comment-221561 Were only the Communist insurgents short of weapons? I guess Chiang-kai-shek's Nationalist forces were well supplied with American arms, compliments of Mr. Stilwell. Still, thanks for the interesting post. This has inspired me to speak more with my wife's grandfather about his experiences in China during WW2. He was a telephone operator during the latter part of the war. Were only the Communist insurgents short of weapons? I guess Chiang-kai-shek’s Nationalist forces were well supplied with American arms, compliments of Mr. Stilwell. Still, thanks for the interesting post. This has inspired me to speak more with my wife’s grandfather about his experiences in China during WW2. He was a telephone operator during the latter part of the war.

]]> http://www.froginawell.net/japan/2009/12/japanese-soldiers-use-an-accountants-trick/comment-page-1/#comment-221206 Tornadoes28 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:00:22 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/japan/?p=826#comment-221206 Falsifying battlefield reports has probably been around as long there has been battle. Your story somewhat reminds me of how some samurai would cut off the heads of a deceased enemy that they found but had not killed themselves and then leave the battlefield with the head to claim their reward or credit. I read about this I believe in on of Karl Friday's books. Falsifying battlefield reports has probably been around as long there has been battle. Your story somewhat reminds me of how some samurai would cut off the heads of a deceased enemy that they found but had not killed themselves and then leave the battlefield with the head to claim their reward or credit. I read about this I believe in on of Karl Friday’s books.

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