1st Edition

Hidden Horrors Japanese War Crimes In World War Ii

By Yuki Tanaka Copyright 1996
    304 Pages
    by Routledge

    304 Pages
    by Routledge

    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.

    List of Illustrations, Foreword, John W. Dower, Acknowledgments, Author's Note, 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, Notes, About the Book and Author, Index