ENGLISH

Prisoners of the Empire

Book information

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Year
2020
ISBN
9780674250215
DOI
10.4159/9780674250215
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10185864 bytes)
Pages
288\336
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-22 11:21:32

Description

Many Allied POWs in the Pacific theater of World War II suffered terribly. But abuse wasn’t a matter of Japanese policy, as is commonly assumed. Sarah Kovner shows poorly trained guards and rogue commanders inflicted the most horrific damage. Camps close to centers of imperial power tended to be less violent, and many POWs died from friendly fire.

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