Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia
di Gary J. Bass
Perché leggerlo
While the Nuremberg trials dominate Western historical memory, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East was just as consequential, dramatically shaping the modern geopolitical landscape across East and South Asia. Gary J. Bass delivers an exhaustively researched, narrative-driven account that reads like a tense courtroom drama intertwined with high-stakes international diplomacy, offering essential context for modern Asian geopolitics.
Dove trovarlo
To listen in the Netherlands, the unabridged audiobook is narrated by Simon Vance and is widely accessible on Audible, Storytel, Kobo Audiobooks, and Google Play Books. Physical copies and ebooks in English can be ordered or found through Dutch retailers like Bol.com, Athenaeum Boekhandel, or the American Book Center, as well as digital platforms like Kobo/bol.com Select and the Online Bibliotheek catalog.
Cosa aspettarsi
The tone is authoritative, analytical, and cinematic, maintaining a remarkably brisk and engaging pace despite its vast scope and detail. It is intellectually demanding due to the sheer volume of historical figures, legal technicalities, and shifting political alliances across multiple nations. Content notes include graphic historical testimony regarding wartime atrocities, massacres, sexual violence, and abuse of prisoners of war.
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