<p>So, do you asked your “old” relatives about their memories of WWII.?</p>
<p>Oh, yes. And my relatives…including parents were more than happy to share.</p>
<p>Do they know something that are NOT docuemented in public publications?</p>
<p>What about specifically? </p>
<p>If we’re talking from the PRC…I’ve found even they have acknowledged the KMT army had a much larger role in fighting the Japanese from visiting one of their war history museums than their prior Maoist historiography would imply. </p>
<p>If we’re talking from bulk of US historiography on war responsibility, recent books like Herbert Bix’s “Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan” and recently uncovered documents have revealed that contrary to US popular wisdom, Hirohito actually had a far more active role and was privy to nearly every aspect of Imperial Japanese military operations/Imperial policies in occupied territories than that historiography would imply…he was no mere figurehead. </p>
<p>Were you around when the news about your uncle’s death came about? It must be a sad moment.</p>
<p>He died 30+ years before my birth. I’m in my 30s. </p>
<p>*There are lots of stories between Japan and China during the WWII. I should find out more for my son to learn and take him to China one day to revisit those famous cities.</p>
<p>I am not ineterested in history myself. but I think I will get involved more now since he likes WWII.</p>
<p>Thanks for sharing. *</p>
<p>No problem. Very fascinating period in history. Moreover, I’d also strongly encourage him to learn about the US Civil War. It would go a long way into helping him not only understand how the US developed as a nation, but also how its effects still reverberate down to the present in many ways.</p>