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‘A work of singular importance . . . balanced, original, human, accessible, & riveting’ – Philippe Sands, author of East-West Street.°°° From the prizewinning author of the acclaimed The Blood Telegram, a landmark, magisterial history of the postwar trial of Japan’s leaders as war criminals – & their impact on the modern history of Asia & the world.In the weeks after Japan finally surrendered to the Allies to end World War II, the victorious powers turned to the question of how to move on from years of carnage & destruction. To them, it was clear that Japan’s militaristic leaders needed to be tried & punished for their crimes.For the Allied powers, the trials were an opportunity both to render judgment on their vanquished foes & to create a legal framework to prosecute war crimes & prohibit the use of aggressive war. For the Japanese leaders on trial, it was their chance to argue that their war had been waged to liberate Asia from Western imperialism & that the court was no more than victors’ justice.Gary J. Bass' Judgement at Tokyo is the product of a decade of research, a magnificent, riveting story of wartime action, dramatic courtroom battles, & the epic formative years that se

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Author

Gary J. Bass

Publisher

Picador, Macmillan

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9781509812769

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Law, History, Asian History