Telling Japans Story in The Last Samurai, Letters From Iwo Jima, and Medal of HonorDan King

Published: Oct. 23, 2017, 7 a.m.

The Japanese military of World War Two has a nasty reputation\u2014kamikaze pilots, baby killers, and brain-washed, honor-obsessed soldiers who threw away their lives for a lost cause. Parts of this reputation is earned but much of the stereotype has come...