War Without Mercy

War Without Mercy

In this 3rd chapter, Dower succinctly feels in distinct racial stereotypes displayed by both the Japanese and the Americans, for example the concept of the Japanese as apes and superhuman, and Americans as devils and monsters. War Hates and Crimes starts with the American take on the Japanese.

Two major inquiries are asked: why were the Japanese seen as more deceitful and atrocious than the Germans, and what is to be made of the other edge, namely the Japanese propaganda against the Americans? Dower responses the first inquiry by pointing out the detail that the Japanese were ...