In search of honour
Sir: Taki’s admiration for the samurai’s honour code (High life, 23 August) and his repeated words of praise for the Wehrmacht in past columns deserve the following comments: the Japanese treatment of prisoners, both civilian and military, during the second world war was atrociously barbaric and against any civilised code. This behaviour was conducted under the direction of officers who knew the Geneva Convention; they deserved the punishment that they later received.
The behaviour of the Germans in occupied countries is well documented and their record was not pleasant, to put it mildly. Taki should know this as his country was under the German boot for several years .
Last but not least, Taki should thank the Brits because it was British intervention in 1945 that prevented a communist takeover in Greece as happened in Eastern Europe. I do not think he or his family would have enjoyed communist rule.
M.A. de A Brandao
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