Bahan Sampul : Paperback Penerbit : Tuttle Publishing Tanggal Publish : 2019-12-03 Pengarang : Gold, Hal ISBN-13 : 9780804852197 Bahasa : English Halaman : 256
Deskripsi : This is a riveting and disturbing account of the medical atrocities performed in and around Japan during WWII. Some of the cruelest deeds of Japan's war in Asia did not occur on the battlefieldbut in quietantiseptic medical wards in obscure parts of China. Far from front lines and prying eyesJapanese doctors and their assistants subjected human guinea pigs to gruesome medical experiments in the name of science and Japan's wartime chemical and biological warfare research. Author Hal Gold draws upon a wealth of sources to construct a portrait of the Imperial Japanese Army's most notorious medical unitgiving an overview of its history and detailing its most shocking activities. The book presents the words of former unit members themselvestaken from remarks they made at a traveling Unit 731 exhibition held in Japan in 1994-95. They recount vivid first-hand memories of what it was like to take part in horrific experiments on menwomen and childrentheir motivations and reasons why they chose to speak about their actions all these years later. A new foreword by historian Yuma Totani examines the actions of Unit 731the post-war response by the Allies and the lasting importance of the book. Japan's Infamous Unit 731 represents an essential addition to the growing body of literature on the still unfolding story of some of the most infamous war crimes in modem military history. By showing how the ethics of normal men and womenand even an entire professioncan be warped by the fire of warthis important book offers a window on a time of human madness and the hope that history will not be repeated.