Prisoners of the Empire - Inside Japanese Pow Camps

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.

About the author

Sarah Kovner is Senior Research Scholar at the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University. She is author of Occupying Power: Sex Workers and Servicemen in Postwar Japan, a Choice Outstanding Academic Title.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Sarah Kovner, Kovner Sarah
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9780674737617
• ISBN: 978-0-674-73761-7
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Japan, HISTORY / World, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Asia / Japan, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Prisoners of War, Asian History, Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General