Unfortunately, most US(and Japanese) citizens are completely unaware of the massive crimes against humanity committed by the Japanese in WWII to both Chinese citizens and Allied POW’s, rivaling anything the Nazis did(even to this day their anthrax experiments alone in China still effects youth today there). MacArthur was so obsessed with a presidential run, everything from the Rape of Nanking to slaughtering POW’s was swept under the rug to make the rebuilding of Japan appear as smooth a process as possible. For a basic 101 of WWII history that is all but ignored completely, research ‘Japanese war crimes’ on Wikipedia. There is a fairly comprehensive overview of subject matter, and a wealth of references to some excellent books on a completely forgotten Holocaust in the far East. The decision to to drop only two bombs shows more restraint then barbarianism as is often portrayed. Start with subjects such as ritualistic cannibalism of captured US officers and anthrax-laced candies for Chinese children followed by live vivisections and go from there.
