The Soldiers Who Kept Fighting for Thirty Years
20th Century

The Soldiers Who Kept Fighting for Thirty Years

When the war ended in 1945, nobody told the Japanese garrison on a tiny Pacific island—so they didn't surrender until 1974.

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World War IIPacific TheaterPhilippinesJapanMilitary PsychologyGuerrilla WarfareImperial Japanese ArmyPost WarHiroo OnodaLubang IslandIsolationLoyalty

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