Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia
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- Author：Gary J. Bass
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Reviews
Kimberly
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Judgment at Tokyo:。。。 written by Gary J。 Bass is a wonderfully written， thoroughly researched book about a very difficult time in our history。 I knew much less about the Tokyo trial than I did about Nuremburg。 Mr。 Bass has helped to fill that blank spot with a book that will be kept and referred to often。 Does war with Japan come down to lack of oil？ Who has jurisdiction over war criminals？ What about abuse of prisoners？ So many issues to be examined and weighed by eleven judges from various cou Judgment at Tokyo:。。。 written by Gary J。 Bass is a wonderfully written， thoroughly researched book about a very difficult time in our history。 I knew much less about the Tokyo trial than I did about Nuremburg。 Mr。 Bass has helped to fill that blank spot with a book that will be kept and referred to often。 Does war with Japan come down to lack of oil？ Who has jurisdiction over war criminals？ What about abuse of prisoners？ So many issues to be examined and weighed by eleven judges from various countries who often did not agree and seventy five years ago had to come to some consensus as to who would be punished by death and who would live。 If you see the value of history as guidance for the present， please read this book。 It reflects dark issues of a dark time that we would prefer to forget。 （Perhaps at our own peril）。 Did this trial achieve justice？ You decide。 Very highly recommended。My thanks to the author， Gary J。 Bass， and to the publisher， Alfred A。 Knopf， for my copy of this book。 #Goodreads Giveaway 。。。more
Annie
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What do we do when the war is over？ The treaties and surrenders have been signed。 The prisoners have been returned （hopefully）。 The armies have been demobbed。 But the trauma remains， especially after wars as horrific as World War II。 So many millions died that it seems wrong to just allow the surviving leaders of the German， Italian， and Japanese governments to live out their lives in peace， especially when the violence committed by Nazi and Imperial Japanese forces went well beyond the battlefi What do we do when the war is over？ The treaties and surrenders have been signed。 The prisoners have been returned （hopefully）。 The armies have been demobbed。 But the trauma remains， especially after wars as horrific as World War II。 So many millions died that it seems wrong to just allow the surviving leaders of the German， Italian， and Japanese governments to live out their lives in peace， especially when the violence committed by Nazi and Imperial Japanese forces went well beyond the battlefield。 After World War I， the victors relied on reparations， forced demilitarization， and treaties to ensure peace。 After World War II， the victors turned to international law to hold （at least some） of their former enemies responsible。 In Europe， Nazis were tried and sentenced at the Nuremberg Tribunals。 In Asia， the International Military Tribunal for the Far East， held in Tokyo， attempted to do the same to leaders of the former Japanese Empire。 In Judgment at Tokyo， Gary J。 Bass uses archival materials—letters， diaries， newspapers， testimonies， and court documents—to examine the thorny legal issues， judicial backbiting， realpolitik， and more to tell the story of the long fight to administer some kind of justice after long years of war。。。Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type。 I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley， for review consideration。 。。。more
Glenn Stenquist
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Great history
Dylan Simon
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