Horror in the East : Japan and the atrocities of World War II /
Rees, Laurence, 1957-
Horror in the East : Japan and the atrocities of World War II / Japan and the atrocities of World War II Laurence Rees. - 1st Da Capo Press ed. - Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 2002. - 160 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-157) and index.
Introduction -- The China solution -- Dealing with the West -- Prisoners of the Japanese -- Lurching towards defeat -- Endgame -- Postscript.
Addresses the debate over Japanese culpability before and during World War II, contrasts soldier conduct with that of World War I, and considers such topics as racial superiority and suicide.
0306811782 9780306811784
2003544952
World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities.
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945--Atrocities.
Armed Forces.
Atrocities.
Japan.
World War II.
Armed forces.
War crimes.
Crimes against humanity.
International criminal law.
D804.J3 / R5
Horror in the East : Japan and the atrocities of World War II / Japan and the atrocities of World War II Laurence Rees. - 1st Da Capo Press ed. - Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 2002. - 160 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-157) and index.
Introduction -- The China solution -- Dealing with the West -- Prisoners of the Japanese -- Lurching towards defeat -- Endgame -- Postscript.
Addresses the debate over Japanese culpability before and during World War II, contrasts soldier conduct with that of World War I, and considers such topics as racial superiority and suicide.
0306811782 9780306811784
2003544952
World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities.
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945--Atrocities.
Armed Forces.
Atrocities.
Japan.
World War II.
Armed forces.
War crimes.
Crimes against humanity.
International criminal law.
D804.J3 / R5