Hidden atrocities : Japanese germ warfare and American obstruction of justice at the Tokyo Trial / Jeanne Guillemin.

Author/creator Guillemin, Jeanne, 1943- author.
Format Book
PublicationNew York : Columbia University Press, [2017]
Descriptionxix, 460 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Tokyo Trial, Tokyo, Japan, 1946-1948.
War crime trials--Japan.
Biological weapons--Japan. --History.

SeriesNancy Bernkopf Tucker and Warren I. Cohen books on American-East Asian relations
Nancy Bernkopf Tucker and Warren I. Cohen books on American-East Asian relations. ^A1327581
Contents Introduction: Lasting peace and the protection of civilians -- MacArthur in Japan : "punish the war criminals" -- Spoils of war : secret Japanese biological science -- International prosecution section : toward the "swift and simple trial" -- The investigation for evidence in China -- The best witnesses -- Tokyo : the rush to trial -- The trial begins -- The atrocities -- The Soviet division versus US military intelligence -- National security versus medical ethics -- Open and closed trials -- Epilogue: The fallout.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Guillemin, Jeanne, 1943- War crimes and international security. New York : Columbia University Press, 2017 9780231544986
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2016057961
ISBN9780231183529 hardcover ; alkaline paper
ISBN0231183526 hardcover ; alkaline paper
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic book

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