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Horror in the East

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1 Season · 2 Episodes · Premiered December 4, 2001 · Ended December 5, 2001

While many histories of World War Two have recounted the grim atrocities performed by Japanese soldiers on civilians and POWs, few have attempted to explain how and why such barbarity could have occurred. What led to the assault on Nanking? How could one in four Allied POWs die in captivity? Meticulously researched, using Japanese and British consultants, Horror in the East examines the political and economic factors, as well as the mindset of those involved. Rarely seen archive footage and interviews with former Japanese soldiers, kamakazis, Allied POWs, and victims of the notorious cruelty reveal the complex truth behind the horror.

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Samuel West
Samuel West as Narrator
Edward Herrmann
Edward Herrmann as Narrator
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