The Secrets Of Unit 731 (Paperback)
Vertex Publishing
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Add to basketSold by CitiRetail, Stevenage, United Kingdom
AbeBooks Seller since June 29, 2022
Condition: New
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Add to basketPaperback. In this book, the reader is taken to the heart of one of the darkest chapters in history: Unit 731, the secret facility of Imperial Japan responsible for some of the most cruel human experiments of World War II. Shrouded in silence, denial, and pacts of concealment, this military facility became a veritable laboratory of horrors, where science, extreme nationalism, and ambition intertwined to cast a shadow that still looms over the world.The narrative combines rigorous historical research with an atmosphere of mystery, revealing in an engaging way how Shiro Ishii and his scientists conducted tests with biological weapons, vivisection studies, hypothermia experiments, infectious diseases, and secret projects that remain misunderstood to this day. The reader explores hidden tunnels, rooms sealed off by time, hastily burned documents, and testimonies from those who witnessed-and survived-the unimaginable.Amid Japanese war crimes, clandestine operations, and hushed-up international agreements, this book exposes the lesser-known side of the war: what was hidden, negotiated, and buried. And it raises the question that echoes in research and investigations around the world: why was such cruelty committed. and why is so little said about it even today?More than a historical work, it is a journey along the frontier between truth and erasure, between secrecy and memory. A journey through the shadows where science crossed the human boundary and never returned. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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In this book, the reader is taken to the heart of one of the darkest chapters in history: Unit 731, the secret facility of Imperial Japan responsible for some of the most cruel human experiments of World War II. Shrouded in silence, denial, and pacts of concealment, this military facility became a veritable laboratory of horrors, where science, extreme nationalism, and ambition intertwined to cast a shadow that still looms over the world.
The narrative combines rigorous historical research with an atmosphere of mystery, revealing in an engaging way how Shiro Ishii and his scientists conducted tests with biological weapons, vivisection studies, hypothermia experiments, infectious diseases, and secret projects that remain misunderstood to this day. The reader explores hidden tunnels, rooms sealed off by time, hastily burned documents, and testimonies from those who witnessed—and survived—the unimaginable.
Amid Japanese war crimes, clandestine operations, and hushed-up international agreements, this book exposes the lesser-known side of the war: what was hidden, negotiated, and buried. And it raises the question that echoes in research and investigations around the world: why was such cruelty committed… and why is so little said about it even today?
More than a historical work, it is a journey along the frontier between truth and erasure, between secrecy and memory. A journey through the shadows where science crossed the human boundary and never returned.
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