In August 1946, a year after Japan’s surrender in World War II, several Japanese military personnel were prosecuted and sentenced to death for war crimes. Specifically, they were accused of torturing and executing eight American pilots who had been shot down. However, an additional charge was presented in euphemistic terms, as it did not exist […]
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Saigō Takamori: the true story of the last samurai
In 1877 the Satsuma Rebellion or Sainan War against the Japanese imperial throne ended with the victory of the latter and the definitive confirmation that the Meiji Revolution was continuing with the modernization of the country, putting an end to the traditionalist faction that had resisted it. The leader of the Meiji Revolution died in […]
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Yi Sun-sin, the Korean admiral who stopped the Japanese invasion of his country without ever being defeated or losing a single ship
In recent years the memory of some Spanish sailors such as Blas de Lezo or Alvaro de Bazan who were never defeated in their military careers has been recovered. These are not unique cases and there is at least one – a contemporary of the second one – who surpasses them because not only did […]
Posted inModern Era, Second World War
The Japanese ambassador to Berlin who involuntarily made Normandy landings easier to the Allies
Although intelligence services were consecrated above all in the Cold War, they had already had more or less important roles throughout History. In that sense, it is possible to consider among the best agents that have ever existed, one that operated during the Second World War, providing a thousand and a half reports to the […]
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The sinking of the San Diego, the Spanish galleon that carried Japanese mercenaries to stop a Dutch invasion
Maybe you’ve heard of Franck Goddio. He is a submarine archaeologist, born in Morocco but of French nationality, who a couple of decades ago discovered the location of the Egyptian city of Heracleion under sea and has also directed some important excavations around Alexandria. But, above all, he has become famous for his work on […]
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Miyamoto Musashi, the invincible warrior who won more than 60 duels
Diego García de Paredes, Tlahuicole, Alonso de Contreras, Juan de Dios Aldana, Galvarino… All these names have one thing in common: they were great warriors of the Modern Era. More could be added, of course, and one of those that should not be missing is Miyamoto Musashi, one of the most famous samurai in history, […]
