Category: World War II

Not long after the start of the Nuremberg trials of Nazi war criminals, while Douglas MacArthur was Supreme Commander over a conquered Japanese nation, defeated Japanese soldiers and politicians were tried for war crimes. On one side of the ledger, Japanese soldiers committed heinous atrocities on prisoners of war and civilians, contravening so-called rules of war. What makes this book so fascinating, however, is how effectively it raises uncomfortable truths about the victorious allies.