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Rebel Yell -> RE: "Midway" by Roland Emmerich (7/4/2019 12:01:50 AM)
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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
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ORIGINAL: Rebel Yell
The Japanese attacked sugar mills at Waipahu, near MCAS Ewa, and Wahiawa resulting in 5 civilian deaths and 23 wounded. None of those were from AA or ground fire of any sort.
They also strafed the Honolulu airport, John Rogers field, resulting in another civilian death.
I don't doubt this information, but can you provide a source?
The whole "the Japanese didn't target civilians in Pearl Harbor, they were too professional-minded for that" is a silly argument. Their actions resulted in the death of many civilians during the attack. Let alone the intentional civilian bombing campaign in China and their horrendous human rights record in occupied Manchuko / Nanking / Indochina / Philippines, etc., etc..
At best the Japanese were ambivalent towards civilian casualties that they inflicted. At worst, they were genocidal maniacs. There's nothing in their track record of behavior in WWII (and before) that makes me want to give them the benefit of the doubt.
Read about in some historical journals, but here's an easy source:
https://www.nps.gov/valr/learn/historyculture/civilian-casualties.htm
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