Burburchan’s Reviews > Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption > Status Update

"For all Japanese soldiers, especially low-ranking ones, beating was inescapable, often a daily event. It is thus unsurprising that camp guards, occupying the lowest station in a military that applauded brutality, would vent their frustrations on the helpless men under their authority. Japanese historians call this phenomenon "transfer of oppression". I know of people who do that in real life.