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Between 1946 and 1948, a large segment of Japan's wartime military and civilian leadership was tried for war crimes. The trials never received the publicity of the Nuremberg trials. Although the Nuremberg trials have generally been immune from reproach by historians, the Tokyo trials have frequently been criticized as "racist," "hypocritical," or an example of "victor's justice." The fact that Emperor Hirohito was granted de facto immunity enhanced the impression of unfairness. Maga, a professor of American heritage at Bradley University, has previously written extensively on U.S.-Japanese relations. He convincingly asserts that the Tokyo trials must be viewed separately from Nuremberg, since there were no accusations at Tokyo of a calculated plot of genocide. Given the limitations imposed by that fact, Maga believes that the trials were warranted and generally conducted fairly. Furthermore, the Tokyo trials set important precedents in establishing what factors constitute war crimes and how they can be effectively prosecuted. This is a provocative and timely work. Jay Freeman
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“Covers the gulf between the literature associated with the post-WWII trials of Nazi war criminals and their Japanese counterparts.”

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final report file, militarist past, war crimes trials, permanent tribunal, commission room, war crimes prosecution, hell ships, occupation government, navy commission, chief prosecutor, defense counsel

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Supreme Court, Cold War, United States, Chichi Jima, President Truman, White House, Little Glass Eye, State Department, Chief Prosecutor Keenan, Courtesy of Douglas, Far East, Oryoko Maru, Pearl Harbor, Bar Association, Harry Truman, Imperial Navy, Joe the Key, New York, Reader's Digest, Tatsuo Tsuchiya, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Joseph Keenan, Kellogg-Briand Pact, Rear Admiral Robinson, Defense Counsel Blakeney

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