WOW! So much to say about this book by Iris Chang. Yes this is another World War II book, but about a subject rarely known or discussed. The horrible Holocaust by The Japanese Imperial Army against The Chinese people, male, female...adult and children alike. The cruelty, in my opinion is worse than that of the Nazi's that is so much more widely known. Most people today would say Japanese are quiet, polite people steeped in tradition...but, it's hard for me going forward to consider them that way. They massacred Prisoners of War (150,000 males), and an additional 50,000 Civilians (males), and raped at least 20,000 women of all ages including children. They mutilated and killed many of the females they raped. Though many Nazi's were imprisoned and held accountable for their heinous acts; The Japanese have never been accountable or admitted wrong doing. This book was a real eye opener for me, as this just wasn't something I knew.
And because we need to smile after reading and discussing the above book, I'm sharing a few more of my fun cocktail napkins.
Hope you're all doing well with this massive heat wave. Exercise continues, with a week off for a Mother Daughter Trip.
Sharing a picture from 50 years ago, tomorrow. I was so young then. My Mother made my dress and we got married outside in the Park of Roses.
Here we are celebrating our anniversary at the same park, many years later. 41 years later to be exact.
