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These women, called "comfort women," were conscripted as prostitutes to serve the Japanese military leaders. The book is unsettling to read, and some parts are so difficult it is hard not to pass over them.
Tanaka achieves his purpose quite well throughout the book. He talks about many unsettling topics, such as the rape and massacre of the Australian nurses, but the ultimate cruelty may be the chapter on cannibalization. Tanaka writes, "In another case a friend of his found human flesh in the mess tin of an officer who had become ill and died. The impression left is that the victims of cannibalism were Japanese soldiers who had been killed in battle or who had died of various illnesses" (Tanaka 114). Tanaka shows anything...
The author maintains the culture of war (hatred) induces soldiers to violent acts they would otherwise never consider. Thus, it is the culture of war that produces horrible crimes such as the author discusses. The participants fear death, and so, they commit atrocities to overcome their fear and make them feel strong. These crimes are another legacy of World War II that cannot be erased from history and memory.
References
Tanaka, Yuki. Hidden Horrors Japanese War Crimes in World War II. 3rd ed. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1996.
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