NHK Documentaries

Nurses on the Battlefield: Hidden Tragedy of WWⅡ (2015x8)

Data emisji: Lis 01, 2015

More than 50,000 Japanese nurses went to the frontlines in the World War Ⅱ to aid their country. But they were unprepared for the horrible reality that awaited them. As they worked to protect the soldiers, they faced threats to their own well-being. Wartime documents that had long been confidential, along with the testimony of former nurses, shed light on how they have struggled to come to terms with their wartime experiences.