The Knights of Bushido: A Short History of Japanese War Crimes - Hardcover

Lord Russell Of Liverpool

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1853674990 ISBN 13: 9781853674990

Publisher: Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal, 2002

Synopsis

This is the classic, standard account of Japanese war crimes; a best seller in its time, but out of print for many years. Between 1931 and 1945 Japanese troops rampaged through one defeated country after another, executing civilians, despoiling cities, massacring prisoners and cruelly exploiting prisoners of war and native populations. This carefully constructed history charts this brutal swathe of destruction, objectively examines individual crimes and details the reasons behind Japan's unprecedented disregard for accepted humanitarian principles. Japanese troops behaved with considerable brutality in their war against China a campaign designed 'to punish the people of China'. The Nanking massacre of December 1937 was just one example of the appalling series of atrocities the Japanese inflicted on the conquered Chinese. Japan also excelled in the mistreatment of prisoners of war. Allied troops unfortunate enough to fall into Japanese hands were abused, humiliated, starved and forced to serve as slave labor. This sweeping indictment of atrocities committed by the forces of the Rising Sun is a detailed and carefully documented study and one which throws light onto one of the most disturbing episodes of World War II.

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About the Author:

Lord Russell of Liverpool served in World Wars I and II and acted as Deputy Judge Advocate General for the British Army of the Rhine, giving legal advice on the prosecution of war criminals in the British zone of occupied Germany.

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1853674990
• ISBN 13: 9781853674990
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 334