Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-197) and index.
Contents:
"A personal war, a dirty war" -- "We don't recognize the Red Cross" -- "The use of white POW is earnestly desired" -- Voyages in hell -- Mitsui : "we will send you to Omuta" -- Mitsui : hidden horror, hidden treasures -- Showa Denko : daily dangers -- NKK : hard times everywhere -- Mitsubishi : empire of exploitation -- Kawasaki : from slave laborers to subway riders -- Double-crossed relief -- "Not to leave any traces" -- Tokyo trials : the dog that did not bark -- What is a lifetime worth? -- Balancing the books.
Summary:
During World War II, 32,260 Americans were held as prisoners of war of the Japanese. Thousands were shipped to do forced labor in the factories, shipyards, & mines of Japan--at the specific request of major Japanese companies. For more than 50 years, this story has gone untold--until now. Combining investigative research, personal interviews with more than 400 ex-POWs, excerpts from POW diaries, & samples of the more than 300 recently declassified documents, Pacific War historian Linda Goetz Holmes reveals the brutal & exploitative practices of Japanese companies during World War II.
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