Kempeitai : Japan's dreaded military police
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Kempeitai : Japan's dreaded military police
Sutton, 2002
- : pbk
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Originally published: 1998
Includes bibliographical references (p. 176-178) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The Kempeitai, Japan's secret military police and counter-espionage service, was one of the most dreaded organizations of World War II. It was a grimly efficient corps, possessing wide powers which it was trained to employ ruthlessly. Through sheer horror tactics the Kempeitai tortured and degraded their victims to demonstrate their superiority over reluctant nations and break the human spirit. Founded in 1881 as an elite unit of educated officers, by the time of World War II the Kempeitai had become so powerful and barbaric that even Japanese soldiers feared them. The author of this work traces these roots, along with its recruitment and training, its structure and duties, military philosophy and influence. With the use of first-hand accounts from both Kempeitai members and victims, the ruthless nature of this much-feared organization is brought to life. The book concludes with a look at the fate of the Kempeitai and how its members were easily integrated into post-war Japanese economic and political life. Raymond Lamont-Brown is the son of a former prisoner.
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