The Devil's Doctors: Japanese Human Experiments on Allied Prisoners of War by Mark Felton

The Devil's Doctors: Japanese Human Experiments on Allied Prisoners of War by Mark Felton

The brutal Japanese treatment of Allied POWs in WW2 has been well documented. The experiences of British, Australian and American POWs on the Burma Railway, in the mines of Formosa and in camps across the Far East, were bad enough. But the mis-treatment of those used as guinea pigs in medical experiments was in a different league. The author reveals distressing evidence of Unit 731 experiments involving US prisoners and the use of British as control groups in Northern China, Hainau Island, New Guinea and in Japan. These resulted in loss of life and extreme suffering. Perhaps equally shocking is the documentary evidence of British Government use of the results of these experiments at Porton Down in the Cold War era in concert with the US who had captured Unit 731 scientists and protected them from war crime prosecution in return for their cooperation. The author's in-depth research revealed that, not surprisingly, archives have been 'combed' of much incriminating material but enough remains to paint a thoroughly disturbing story.

Mark Felton is a well-known British historian and the author of twenty books, including international bestsellers Zero Night, The Sea Devils, and Castle of the Eagles. Felton regularly contributes to periodicals and often appears as a historical expert on television specials for Discovery, History Channel, PBS, Quest, and American Heroes Channel. He lives in England.

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ISBN 13	9781848844797
ISBN 10	1848844794
Title	The Devil's Doctors: Japanese Human Experiments on Allied Prisoners of War
Author	Mark Felton
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Year published	2012-07-01
Number of pages	224
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