Motion Picture MP2002-288
Administrative Information
Harry S. Truman discusses the Battle of Okinawa in World War II, to include a discussion of Japanese traditions of committing suicide when defeated. Sound and picture.
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Shot List
Reel 1
| 0:00 | Harry S. Truman discusses the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. "We had to kill 110,000 Japanese when we took Okinawa." He tells of Japanese traditions of committing suicide when defeated. He states "they cost us 12,000 men, and we had to kill 110,000 Japs and it’s a terrible thing. What are you going to do with a crazy outfit like that? All you can do is destroy them, and that’s too bad." |
Outtakes repeat with different camera angles