The Tokyo War Crimes Trial: The Pursuit of Justice in the Wake of World War II

by Yuma Totani

Book Overview

This book assesses the historical significance of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE)--commonly called the Tokyo trial--established as the eastern counterpart of the Nuremberg trial in the immediate aftermath of World War II. Through extensive research in Japanese, American, Australian, and Indian archives, Yuma Totani taps into a large body of previously underexamined sources to explore some of the central misunderstandings...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674033396
• ISBN13: 9780674033399
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.8"