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Issue #4 – October 8, 2017
Surprising History: A Japanese soldier, named Hiroo Onoda, continued to fight in World War II until 1974, approximately 30 years after the conclusion of the war and Japan's surrender. On December 26, 1944, Onoda was sent to Lubang Island in the Philippines. He was ordered to hinder enemy attacks on the island, destroy the airstrip and pier, and under no circumstances was he to surrender. At first he was living in the mountains with three fellow soldiers who together carried out guerilla tactics and engaged with local police.
In October 1945, two months after Japan's surrender announcement, leaflets were dropped saying, "The war ended on August 15. Come down from the mountains!" Onoda and company concluded the leaflets was allied propaganda and continued to fight. The company of four dwindled over the years as more leaflets appeared and the "war" had causalities. One of the four surrendered to Filipino forces in 1950. In 1952 letter and family pictures were dropped from aircraft urging them to surrender, this too was brushed off as an allied trick. In 1954, a solider named Shinada was shot and killed by a search party looking for the men. Over the next 18 years only two men remained until in 1972 when the last soldier, aside from Onoda, was killed in a shootout with local police. Onoda was now alone.
Two more years went by until a young Japanese man, Norio Suzuki, traveling the world seeking adventure felt he was destined to find Onoda. After some time, Suzuki was able to locate him in the Lubang Jungles. Onoda became friends with Suzuki but still refused to surrender. Suzuki returned to Japan with photos of himself and Onoda, located Onoda's commanding officer, Major Yoshimi Taniguchi, and returned with the major to properly relieve him of duty. Now relieved of duty, Onoda officially surrendered, turned over his sword, guns and ammunition.
Onoda became a sort of popular folk hero upon his return to Japan and subsequently released an autobiography entitled, "No Surrender: My Thirty-Year War", detailing his life as a guerilla fighter in the jungles of Lubang.
Book Recommendation:
Physics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines
By: Richard A. Muller
Do you ever read the news and wonder the truth behind the sensationalist stories and inquire about scientific principles featured in the articles? Well this book is for you. Described in layman's terms this book covers; Terrorism, Energy, Nukes, Space, and Global Warming. Future presidents (and urgently the current president) need to know these facts described in the book including if North Korea's nuclear capability is a genuine threat to the West (published in 2009 so this likely changed), if biochemical weapons are likely to be developed by terrorists, if there are viable alternatives to fossil fuels that should be nurtured and supported by the government, if private companies should be allowed to lead the way on space exploration, and what the actual facts are about the worsening threats from climate change.
Richard Muller has also come out with a more recent book published in 2012 on Energy entitled simply enough, "Energy for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines."
Music Shoutout to Hiroo Onoda
Dr. John - Right Place Wrong Time
Surprising History: A Japanese soldier, named Hiroo Onoda, continued to fight in World War II until 1974, approximately 30 years after the conclusion of the war and Japan's surrender. On December 26, 1944, Onoda was sent to Lubang Island in the Philippines. He was ordered to hinder enemy attacks on the island, destroy the airstrip and pier, and under no circumstances was he to surrender. At first he was living in the mountains with three fellow soldiers who together carried out guerilla tactics and engaged with local police.
In October 1945, two months after Japan's surrender announcement, leaflets were dropped saying, "The war ended on August 15. Come down from the mountains!" Onoda and company concluded the leaflets was allied propaganda and continued to fight. The company of four dwindled over the years as more leaflets appeared and the "war" had causalities. One of the four surrendered to Filipino forces in 1950. In 1952 letter and family pictures were dropped from aircraft urging them to surrender, this too was brushed off as an allied trick. In 1954, a solider named Shinada was shot and killed by a search party looking for the men. Over the next 18 years only two men remained until in 1972 when the last soldier, aside from Onoda, was killed in a shootout with local police. Onoda was now alone.
Two more years went by until a young Japanese man, Norio Suzuki, traveling the world seeking adventure felt he was destined to find Onoda. After some time, Suzuki was able to locate him in the Lubang Jungles. Onoda became friends with Suzuki but still refused to surrender. Suzuki returned to Japan with photos of himself and Onoda, located Onoda's commanding officer, Major Yoshimi Taniguchi, and returned with the major to properly relieve him of duty. Now relieved of duty, Onoda officially surrendered, turned over his sword, guns and ammunition.
Onoda became a sort of popular folk hero upon his return to Japan and subsequently released an autobiography entitled, "No Surrender: My Thirty-Year War", detailing his life as a guerilla fighter in the jungles of Lubang.
Book Recommendation:
By: Richard A. Muller
Do you ever read the news and wonder the truth behind the sensationalist stories and inquire about scientific principles featured in the articles? Well this book is for you. Described in layman's terms this book covers; Terrorism, Energy, Nukes, Space, and Global Warming. Future presidents (and urgently the current president) need to know these facts described in the book including if North Korea's nuclear capability is a genuine threat to the West (published in 2009 so this likely changed), if biochemical weapons are likely to be developed by terrorists, if there are viable alternatives to fossil fuels that should be nurtured and supported by the government, if private companies should be allowed to lead the way on space exploration, and what the actual facts are about the worsening threats from climate change.
Richard Muller has also come out with a more recent book published in 2012 on Energy entitled simply enough, "Energy for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines."
Music Shoutout to Hiroo Onoda
Dr. John - Right Place Wrong Time
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