In this study of the atrocities committed by Japanese soldiers in World War II, the author confronts one of the most dramatic historical questions of the 20th c... » 

In this study of the atrocities committed by Japanese soldiers in World War II, the author confronts one of the most dramatic historical questions of the 20th century - why did the Japanese soldiers behave as they did? Stories of cannibalism, rape, prostitution and starvation are uncovered. «