So this book was NOTHING like I thought it was going to be. I guess I didn't read the synopsis close enough because I didn't realize it was literally about cannibalism during World War 2. None the less I did find it interesting but also very disturbing. I have read a lot of books about The second world war and I thought there wasn't going to be much about this war that would surprise me anymore. Enter this book. The author talks about how some of the reasons for the Japanese soldiers to turn to cannibalism was due to starvation and little to no supplies. But he also says that there was a lot who looked down upon their enemy and those affiliated with them so much. That they didn't see them as human at all. He also speculates that it could be a way of ultimate victory over the enemy by consuming their flesh. the authors go on to say that there is still much speculation regarding why some of these Japanese soldiers and commanders performed these war crimes. But this is a topic from WW2 that hasn't been researched as much as others. With the years slipping by and the generations that lived through the war get older and dying and taking their stories with them, there could be no way of finding out more answers.
