Yamashita's ghost
Subtitle: war crimes, MacArthur's justice, and command accountability
By: Allan A. Ryan
Series: Modern war studies
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lawrence, Ks
Language: eng
Number of pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9780700618811
Subjects: Command responsibility (International law); Trials, litigation; Atrocities; World War, 1939-1945; War crime trials
Description: "Drawing directly from the tribunal's long-neglected transcripts, Ryan ... chronicles this tragic tale and its personalities. His ... analysis of the case's lingering question -- should a commander be held accountable for the crimes of his troops, even if he has no knowledge of them -- has profound implications for all military commanders"--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Law and war; title: Tomoyuki Yamashita; title: Malaya and singapore; title: Leyte; title: Luzon; title: Military commissions; title: The charge : the accountability of command; title: The prosecution : the hearsay problem; title: The prosecution : the victims; title: The prosecution : the defense scores; title: The prosecution : the conclusion; title: The defense : setting the stage; title: The defense : yamashita testifies; title: The verdict; title: The aftermath; title: The Supreme Court; title: The forties : Nuremberg and Tokyo; title: The seventies : My Lai; title: The twenty-first century : tribunals; title: Today.