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Untold War Stories@UntoldWarFacts

American soldiers brought hundreds of thousands of Japanese swords home from the Second World War. Some were mass produced military weapons. Some were 700 year old family heirlooms. Most are still i...

SummaryDuring WWII, American soldiers brought home hundreds of thousands of Japanese swords—some mass-produced military weapons, others centuries-old family heirlooms—after Japan's surrender in 1945. While many swords were destroyed by Allied order, those that survived now remain scattered across American homes, each carrying the dual history of its Japanese owner and the American soldier who took it as a souvenir.Aug 24, 20264 tweets♥ 3.9K