BOOKS
The case of General Yamashita /

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, | Octagon Books,


Title Details
  • The case of General Yamashita /
Publishers
  • Chicago, Ill., U.S.A. : University of Chicago Press,c1949.
  • New York :Octagon Books,1971
Descriptions
  • vi, 323 p. : 22 cm.
Isbn
    0374967660 (hardbound)
Language
    English
Subjects
  • Yamashita, Tomobumi, -- 1885-1946.
Material Type
  • BK
  • Book
Location RHC
Item Call Number D 804 .J33 Y36 1971
Status Available
Barcode 17776
International Standard Book Number
  • International Standard Book Number - 0374967660 (hardbound)
Language Code
  • Language code of text/sound track or separate title - eng
Library Of Congress Call Number
  • Classification number - D 804 .J33
  • Item number - Y36 1949
Title Statement
  • Title - The case of General Yamashita /
  • Statement of responsibility, etc. - A. Frank Reel.
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint)
  • Place of publication, distribution, etc. - Chicago, Ill., U.S.A. :
  • Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - University of Chicago Press,
  • Date of publication, distribution, etc. - c1949.
  • Place of publication, distribution, etc. - New York :
  • Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - Octagon Books,
  • Date of publication, distribution, etc. - 1971
Physical Description
  • Extent - vi, 323 p. :
  • Dimensions - 22 cm.
Content Type
Media Type
Carrier Type
Formatted Contents Note
  • Formatted contents note - Rape, murder, and a statement -- "The laws of war" -- The war through the enemy's eyes -- Stage setting -- The arraignment -- Dramatis personae -- The military commission -- The leading man -- How the tiger got his stripes -- Yamashita--by Muto -- The psychiatrists' examination -- A question and an interview -- Speed -- Legal ethics -- Doubts -- "A further means of saving time" -- The guerrillas -- The Palawan incident -- Affidavits alone -- The attempt to connect -- Some Philippine history and politics -- Bislumino -- Jehovah's witness -- The long answer -- Arguments -- The burning circus -- "Death by hanging" -- The German saboteurs -- Obstacles and issues -- An unorthodox step -- "The court desires to hear argument" -- A goodbye -- The Supreme Court -- Opinions -- A general and a president and a hanging -- More lasting harm -- Appendix: The majority opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court -- Mr. Justice Murphy, dissenting -- Mr. Justice Rutledge, dissenting
Language Note
  • Language note - English
Subject Personal Name
  • Personal name - Yamashita, Tomobumi,
  • Dates associated with a name - 1885-1946.