Iwo Jima's General Spent Nine Hours Trying to Die
20th Century

Iwo Jima's General Spent Nine Hours Trying to Die

A Japanese officer spent most of World War II trying to perfect the ancient art of seppuku—yet kept surviving his own suicide attempts.

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World War IIPacific TheaterJapanIwo JimaMilitary StrategyBushidoSeppukuRitual SuicideHonorTactical Innovation

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