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Men to Devils, Devils to Men: Japanese War Crimes and Chinese Justice

See my interview on this work with the Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese with photo) (648 KB)

An extensive interview on the meaning of BC class war crimes in China and their historical importance for Japan, China and the East Asian region.


The Japanese Army committed numerous atrocities during its pitiless campaigns in China from 1931 to 1945. When the Chinese emerged victorious with the Allies at the end of World War II, many seemed ready to exact retribution for these crimes. Rather than resort to vio¬lence, however, they chose to deal with their former enemy through legal and diplomatic means. Focusing on the trials of, and policies toward, Japanese war criminals in the postwar period, Men to Devils, Devils to Men analyzes the complex political maneuvering between China and Japan that shaped East Asian realpolitik during the Cold War. In uncovering the different ways the pursuit of justice for Japanese war crimes influenced Sino-Japanese relations in the postwar years, this book reveals a Cold War dynamic that still roils East Asian relations today.

Full Bibliography of Men to Devils (420 KB)

There is no bibliography in the back of the book due to space limitations, so interested readers can download it here.