Insight (1995)

Bloodlines Part 2 (2015x26)

Uitzenddatum: Aug 11, 2015

Descendants of the key decision makers - how has the legacy of war shaped their lives? "I want my son to have that name and think about his name too" - Hidetoshi Tojo "My grandfather said presidents shouldn't have descendants. Yeah, thanks Grandpa!" - Clifton Truman Daniel In Part 2 of Insight's Bloodlines special, we take you to the Asia Pacific region and talk to relatives of Harry Truman, Hideki Tojo, and Weary Dunlop on the legacy and influence their ancestors have on the present day. Hidetoshi Tojo is the great grandson of Japanese war time Prime Minister Hideki Tojo. Hideki Tojo was directly responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbour, which initiated war between Japan and the United States. After the war he was convicted of war crimes and hanged. John Dunlop is the son of revered Australian wartime surgeon and prison camp hero, Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop. Weary was renowned for his leadership and courage while being held hostage by the Japanese and working on the Thai Burma railroad. Clifton Truman Daniel found out in school that his grandfather had been the president of the USA. Harry Truman was the man who decided to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Clifton only became interested in the legacy bequeathed to him after connecting with some Hiroshima survivors and becoming the first Truman to visit atomic bomb memorial sites in Japan. Clifton now campaigns to end the threat of nuclear weapons.