Hidden Horrors: Japanese War Crimes in World War II

ISBN-13: 9780367160029 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 304 str.

Yuki Tanaka

Opis

This book documents the previously hidden Japanese atrocities in World War ll, including cannibalism; the slaughter and starvation of prisoners of war; the rape, enforced prostitution, and murder of noncombatants; and biological warfare experiments.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. The Sandakan POW Camp and the Geneva Convention 2. The Sandakan Death Marches and the Elimination of POWs 3. Rape and War: The Japanese. Experience 4. Judge Webb and Japanese Cannibalism 5. Japanese Biological Warfare Plans and Experiments on POWs 6. Massacre of Civilians at Kavieng 7. Conclusion: Understanding Japanese Brutality in the Asia-Pacific War