Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia

Title: Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia Author: Gary J Bass ISBN: 9781101947104 Publisher: Knopf Published: 2023 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Condition: New New from the publisher Asian History 1554215 Publisher Description: A landmark, magisterial history of the trial of Japan's leaders as war criminals--the largely overlooked Asian counterpart to Nuremberg In the weeks after Japan finally surrendered to the Allies to end World War II, the world turned to the question of how to move on from years of carnage and destruction. For Harry Truman, Douglas MacArthur, Chiang Kai-shek, and their fellow victors, the question of justice seemed clear: Japan's militaristic leaders needed to be tried and punished for the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor; shocking atrocities against civilians in China, the Philippines, and elsewhere; and rampant abuses of