Posted in Swords on 11/07/2009 09:14 pm by Blade Runner
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Why did the Japanese army refused to surrender, even after 2nd drop atomic?
In desperation Japan worsened, the ferocity of the The fighting intensified. The code of Bushido - "the way of the warrior" - is deeply rooted. The surrender was dishonorable. Defeated Japanese leaders preferred to take their own lives in the painful Samurai ritual of seppuku (called hara kiri in the West. Warriors who surrendered were not considered worthy of consideration or respect. This explains, in part, the Japanese mistreatment, torture and summary execution of prisoners of war). There was no shortage of volunteers for kamikaze missions or troops willing to serve as human torpedoes or honorable death walk in pilot Buzz bombs. Japan had died at their feet in all respects except one: The Japanese still had the means - and determination - to make the allied invasion forces to pay a terrible price for victory end. Since the summer of 1944, the armed forces had been drawing units back to Japan in anticipation of a final position there. The Japanese were willing to absorb massive casualties. According to General Korechika Anami, the War Minister, the military can make 2.3 million troops. The commanders were authorized to call four million civil servants to increase troops. The Cabinet of Japan expanded the project to cover the majority of civilians (men aged between fifteen and sixty years women and seventeen-forty-five). The strength of the defense would have more than 10,000 aircraft, most of them kamikaze. Suicide boats and human torpedoes defend themselves beaches. The Japanese army planned to attack the landing force of the Allies with a period of three to one advantage in manpower. If that failed, the military and the people Japan is expected to continue the fight. Civilians were taught to strap explosives to their bodies and throw themselves under tanks advancing. Construction Battalions had fortified the coast of Kyushu and Honshu with tunnels, bunkers and barbed wire. As late as August 1945, the Japanese thought they could destroy most of the invading forces and that there was a fair chance of invasion could be defeated. In the summer of 1945, the Japanese government was divided a faction of peace (including Prime Minister Kantar? Suzuki) and a faction of the war (General Anami and the military). The war faction was powerful, but peace faction was gaining an extraordinary ally: Emperor Hirohito. Regarded as divine incarnation of the Japanese, the Emporer supposedly "lived beyond the clouds "above politics and government. In fact, he was interested and knowledgeable. Although not interfere, was often present at meetings important. The B-29 missions strengthened the growing belief of Hirohito that Japan should not be more devastated by a lost cause. On March 18, toured areas Tokyo had been firebombed March 9-10. The experience convinced him that the war should end as soon as possible. Hirohito broke precedent at a meeting of the Supreme War Council of 22 June, declaring open criticism of the military: "We have had enough of this determination to fight until his the last soldiers. We hope that you, leaders of Japan, now are committed to exploring ways and means of concluding the war. In doing so, try not to be bound by decisions made in the past. "Anami and his faction managed to evade the rebuke of the Emperor. All stakeholders - including the Emperor - Hopes that the Union Soviet could be persuaded to act as an intermediary and help end the war more acceptable than unconditional surrender. The reason for this, as The Japanese saw it, was that Japan's neutrality has allowed the Russians to concentrate on their real enemy, the Germans, and that in the postwar world, the Soviet Union strong Japan is useful as a buffer between their funds from Asia and the United States. Through July and August, remained confident that Japan could negotiate terms, including concessions for the control of the armed forces and the future of its military leaders. The passage of time and repeated publication of pictures of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have transformed the image of Japan to the victim in World War II. In the 1940s, Japan's image was different. The Allies had imposed an unconditional surrender of Germany. The United States was unwilling to do business with the Japanese regime responsible for Pearl Harbor, the death march of Bataan, forced labor camps, the habitual abuse of prisoners of war and a string of fifteen years of atrocities stretching from Manchuria to the East Indies.
Posted in Swords on 11/07/2009 02:38 pm by Blade Runner
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Save ...... or sell?
I have a huge collection of articles of Hercules and Xena, which includes sample accessories, original comic art, 8 sets of business cards complete with all the autographs (in custom folders) ... All action figures of both programs, including prototypes of several figures, autographed photos and plates, a team of Gabrielle, 2 swords, leather scabbords Xena, Xena chakram original sword of Hercules, sterling silver jewelry, etc. etc, etc. This collection fills an entire room in my house, and I have to move to a larger room. That's no problem, since I live in a big house. My question is: Should I to continue this collection as a possible investment, or sell? It would be sold as a complete collection, not individual items. Your opinions?
No I'm sure his age at this time ......... but I would say it must have as an investment. But keep an eye on the market and it looks down on these issues ..... sell. MBB
