6. Tokyo: The Rush to Trial

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS ix
3. Prologue: General Ishii and Germ Warfare xi
4. Introduction: Lasting Peace and the Protection of Civilians 1
5. 1. MacArthur in Japan: “Punish the War Criminals” 27
6. 2. Spoils of War: Secret Japanese Biological Science 53
7. 3. International Prosecution Section: Toward the “Swift and Simple Trial” 79
8. 4. The Investigation for Evidence in China 105
9. 5. The Best Witnesses 133
10. 6. Tokyo: The Rush to Trial 159
11. 7. The Trial Begins 185
12. 8. The Atrocities 213
13. 9. The Soviet Division Versus US Military Intelligence 239
14. 10. National Security Versus Medical Ethics 265
15. 11. Open and Closed Trials 293
16. Epilogue: The Fallout 319
17. Acknowledgments 341
18. Source Notes 345
19. ACRONYMS 347
20. Principal Characters 349
21. Notes 355
22. Index 437