Shadows of War

by Ryoko Adachi

In Shadows of War, we hear the voices of Second World War veterans who fought against the Japanese to defend Australia. Now as old men and women in the sixtieth anniversary year of the end of the War in the Pacific, they share their feelings about the war, about the Japanese, about relations between Australia and the old enemy.

247 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2005

Reviews

[Peter S · Rating 3 out of 5]

Centres on the retaining of hatred for the Japanese following WW2 by ex military personal and in some cases their following families. Also the perceived failure of the Japanese population and governments in not recognising war atrocities committed by their troops.
some of the interviews are interesting in themselves, but the information covered is repetitive.