As well as work on this book. I might as well mention that we started dating shortly to mess meeting here and now we work together. So hopefully this meaning does is cause that that one day. [laughter] though if it does say could be a little trouble later at home. [laughter] the book is a curious madness an american combat psychiatrist, a japanese war crimes suspect, an unsolved mystery from world war ii. Im going to work my way back from the psychiatrist in the war crimes suspect in an touch on the mystery just a little bit more at the hand and take any questions you may have. Should you bother the nuremberg trials that followed world war ii, but you might not be aware there were several trials in japan after the war. Because of the tokyo tribe. Some people refer to them as japans nurnberg. There were 28 classy defendants who are part of the tokyo tribe. These were former Prime Ministers, heads of state, military leaders. Really consider it the 28 individuals most responsible for japa
Next, in this encore booknotes for 2001 historian herbert bix discusses his biography hirohito and the making of modern japan. Professor bix portrays hirohito hirohito asher japan into the modern world. This is about an hour. Cspan herbert p. Bix, author of hirohito and the making of modern japan, could somebody who is japanese write this book and publish it through a japanese publisher in japan today . Guest i think so. I think today there has been a number of breakthroughs that have occurred over the past 20 years, and hirohito has died, died 10 years ago, so enough time has elapsed. Its possible a jaand i would expect and, in fact, i would hope that japanese historians will surpass this biography and uncover new material and that we will get critical accounts of the emperor and the role he played, both before, during and after the war. Because that man is absolutely crucial for understanding the dilemmas of 20th century japan. Cspan theres a picture in here, and you write about it i
Tokyo war crimes tribunal. This is about 40 minute. Short little guy. Looks like me, comes to the door. Maybe let them in. [laughter] does this work . Thank you again for having me back. Im thrilled to be back at the corner books were in thrilled to see so many familiar faces. Appreciate you coming out on a january night. I personally prefer to hibernate until late march. Very thankful about that. I also want to extend a special thanks briefly to janine for all of her support for three plus years i was working on this boat. And nightfall mission was guarded dating shortly after my last reading here and now we live together. So hopefully this reading those as well. [laughter] the book is a curious madness an american combat psychiatrist, a japanese war crimes suspect, and an unsolved mystery from world war ii. Now, i am actually going to start with the ministry and work my way back to talk about the psychiatrist in the war crimes and touch on the mystery of the more it the end and then
It was three days after the emperor's announcement that Japan had finally surrendered. In the confusion of mid-August 1945 an intrepid schoolboy walked from his internment camp on the edge of Shanghai back into the wrecked city. Much later J.G. Ballard would win worldwide fame as a sci-fi novelist but memories of what…
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