In 1945, World War II ended. But for one Japanese soldier hiding deep in the jungles of the Philippines, the war never did. Hiroo Onoda had been ordered never to surrender and never to take his own life. So when leaflets began falling from the sky announcing Japan’s defeat, he believed they were enemy propaganda designed to trick him out of hiding. For nearly three decades, Onoda survived on bananas, coconuts, and stolen rice. He repaired his uniform, cleaned his rifle, and carried out guerrilla