Hidden Horrors: Japanese War Crimes in World War II (Transitions--Asia and Asian America)

By Yuki Tanaka and Toshiyuki Tanaka

Book Overview

This landmark book documents little-known wartime Japanese atrocities during World War II. Yuki Tanaka's case studies, still remarkably original and significant, include cannibalism; the slaughter and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813327172
• ISBN13: 9780813327174
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Unfortunately this is only little part of the japanese crime

First of all,I give unstinted praise this book writer.Almost japanese are not accept their crime,Because their textbook and high ranking government officials are to teach lie.Today they say the WW2 is their peaceful demonstration.this is nonsense.many peoples were used as a guinea pig and slaughtered by japanese.

A mirror to the darkness of the human soul

This book is the most thought provoking that I have read in a very long time. The facts are extremely well presented and the analysis objective and educative. This book demands a peoples self-examination as a way to evolve their ability to direct their future. The concepts of morality and justice were lost during this period and the author has taken a step forward courageously toward "absolute peace".

Fascinating Account of Japanese Attrocities During WW II

The author has dug up many little-known incidents of savagery committed by Japanese soldiers during World War II. From the massacre of defenseless nurses to the crucifixion of an unlucky P.O.W., the brutal underbelly of war hits the reader between the eyes. This should be required reading for those who are squeamish about atomic bombing of Japan.

Solid and Even-Handed Work

Mr. Tanaka has done a fine job with this most difficult subject. It's always tough to objectively critique and explore your own country and its actions (especially with an event in the recent past), and the presentation was excellent. I think everyone who is a history buff or a student of WWII will expand their horizons greatly by reading this well-researched work.