Sorties into hell : the hidden war on Chichi Jima /
In October 1946, Colonel Presley Rixey arrived by destroyer at Chichi Jima to repatriate 22,000 Japanese who had been bypassed during the war in the Pacific. While waiting for a Marine battalion to arrive, the colonel met daily with a Japanese commission assigned to assist him. When asked what had h...
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| Language: | English |
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2003
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| Summary: | In October 1946, Colonel Presley Rixey arrived by destroyer at Chichi Jima to repatriate 22,000 Japanese who had been bypassed during the war in the Pacific. While waiting for a Marine battalion to arrive, the colonel met daily with a Japanese commission assigned to assist him. When asked what had happened to American prisoners on the island, the Japanese hatched a story to hide the atrocities that they had committed. In truth, the downed flyers had been captured, executed, and eaten by certain senior Japanese officers. This is the story of the investigation, the cover-up, and the last hours o. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 226 pages) : illustrations, 1 map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-217) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0313052018 9780313052019 0275980812 9780275980818 1280469579 9781280469572 9786610469574 6610469571 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
