Occupation of Japan Pictorial Supplement: Devastation, Refugees, People, Poverty, Wealth, Agriculture, Religion, Materiel, Peace
Abstract
A report on the occupation of Japan would be incomplete without a description of the people, of the devastation, of the land and wealth and poverty. These were the sinews of their war machine and the foundation on which we intend to build the peace. As of the close of this report it is not possible to. give definitive answers to the riddle of Japan, but it' has been found that the Japanese are not mysterious. Their society is only different from ours. And as with any problem, the solution requires study. Because of the devastation, the architecture modeled after remote periods, their ancient modes of transportation, kimonos and clogs, the first question confronting the American soldier is "how could these people fight so long with so little?" The answer, then is not principally with their material wealth, but with their organization and their society. Obedience, perhaps, and their sense of obligation to their emperor went a long way to fill the gap in the things they lacked for waging first-class war.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 21, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD1131757
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College