{"product_id":"9781838900021","title":"Insight into Japanese Imperialism (Volume One)","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal Military Documents with English Translations\u003cbr\u003eMore than four hundred photos of original Japanese wartime documents, alongside English translations, provide new insights into the occupation of China and Java during the second world war. Topics include the Nanjing Massacre, treatment of “comfort women”, forced labour, atrocities committed by Japanese troops and transfer of prisoners to Unit 731.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortly after Japan's surrender in August 1945, a huge bonfire was built at the headquarters of Kwantung Kempeitai in Changchun, Northeast China. Hundreds of boxes of files were lost to the flames over the following days, but the unexpected arrival of Soviet soldiers prompted the Japanese to hastily bury some of them. These were unearthed by construction workers in 1953 and eventually handed over to archivists in the early 1980s.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This book contains more than four hundred images of these original Japanese documents alongside English translations. They provide new insights into Japanese military activity during the occupation of China and Java during the second world war, with a focus on the following topics: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Nanjing Massacre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Comfort Women”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransfer of Prisoners to Unit 731\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForced labour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAtrocities committed by Japanese troops\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInvasion through immigration in Northeast China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuppression of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmerican and British prisoners of war\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56090320109942,"sku":"9781838900021","price":108.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781838900021","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}