Horror in the East /
During the First World War, the Japanese fought on the Allied side and treated captured German prisoners with civility. In the years that followed, Japan came to reject Western values and ideas under the Emperor Hirohito. Conformity was the norm: the army regime became brutal, and the Japanese psych...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
BBC,
c2001.
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| Online Access: | Table of contents |
| Summary: | During the First World War, the Japanese fought on the Allied side and treated captured German prisoners with civility. In the years that followed, Japan came to reject Western values and ideas under the Emperor Hirohito. Conformity was the norm: the army regime became brutal, and the Japanese psyche one of selfless devotion to the country and emperor. During World War II, Japanese soldiers were to indulge in mass murder, rape, suicide and even cannibalization of the enemy. [This book] examines how this drastic change came about.... |
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| Physical Description: | 160 σ. : εικ., χάρτες ; 24 εκ. |
| Bibliography: | Περιλαμβάνει βιβλιογραφικές παραπομπές (σ. [156]-157) και ευρετήριο. |
| ISBN: | 0563534265 9780563534266 |
