Astonishing way to win a battle
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I'm very interested in the role language played in this drama, too - also fascinated by the backstory of how the hero learned the language.
I've listened to numerous videos of Holocaust survivors, and it stood out to me how many had their lives saved by knowledge of a language - one or more - which enabled them to establish relationships which proved life saving.
https://www.history.com/articles/guy-gabaldon-battle-saipan-japanese-surrender
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I'm very interested in the role language played in this drama, too - also fascinated by the backstory of how the hero learned the language.
I've listened to numerous videos of Holocaust survivors, and it stood out to me how many had their lives saved by knowledge of a language - one or more - which enabled them to establish relationships which proved life saving.
https://www.history.com/articles/guy-gabaldon-battle-saipan-japanese-surrender
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That was a remarkable story and one I had not heard before.
I have read about how even civilians - men, women, along with their children - were convinced to opt for suicide rather than surrender. I'm astounded how the Marine was able to argue so persuasively against that indoctrination.
Big Al
