Stationed on an island in the Philippines and ordered to wage war on the enemy, Japanese soldier Hiroo Onoda kept his personal battle going for 29 years against any enemy he could find.
Likely responsible for the death of around 30 people, once found he was welcomed in Japan as a hero.
Learn the story of how he was stuck there, the men who were with him, and more.
Sources:
https://archive.org/details/nosurrendermythi00onod
https://www.britannica.com/place/Japan/The-emergence-of-imperial-Japan
https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/hiroo-onoda-a00304-20191119-lfrm
https://www.nytimes.com/1972/10/21/archives/2-japanese-holdouts-shot-in-philippines.html
https://www.nytimes.com/1974/03/11/archives/japanese-officer-found-in-philippines-after-29-years.html
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