Customer Review: I read the other reviewers...I usually do that with historical books because of the importance of those who may have a different perspective than someone like me who is coming into this particular arena of history with no background. I have read a lot about the Nuremberg Trials, much about German... more info
Customer Review: The most outstanding attribute of this book is its honest depiction of Japan's atrocities. The description of these horrific onslaughts surpasses similar titles in some portions of the book.
But the downside is the author's attempt to explain why the Japanese acted as they did, as if doing so... more info
Customer Review: Lord Russel of Liverpool, whose real name was Edward Frederick Langley Russell (1895 to 1981) published this book in 1958. After being queried to write a Japanese version as a companion to the book he wrote on the history of Nazi war crimes, he began this work. The Scourge of the Swastika: A History... more info
Customer Review: This book describes the inhumane and sometimes macabre treatment of Allied prisoners of war by their Japanese captors. The first part of the book describes the feared "Hell Ships". These were massively overcrowded freighters that the Japanese used to transport POWs. Most of the time, the POWs were... more info