Deciphering the history of Japanese war atrocities
Subtitle: the story of Doctor and General Shiro Ishii
By: Kenneth L. Port
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Durham, North Carolina
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781611635584
Subjects: Generals; Biography; Physicians; War criminals; World War, 1939-1945; Atrocities; Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945; Human experimentation in medicine; History; Biological weapons; Research
Description: "Most people know of the atrocities committed by the Japanese in World War II. From Harbin, China, Shiro Ishii unleashed unspeakable horror on the Chinese people while planning biological weapon attacks should the U.S. land on the mainland of Japan. This book is a thorough explication of the life, death and aftermath of Shiro Ishii in historical context. This book includes many heretofore unknown facts and original photos. As a biography of Ishii, the book describes a narrative of World War II and the Occupation that is shocking and original"--From publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: In the beginning; title: In education; title: In the military; title: Injustice; title: In retirement; title: In death; title: In the end.