Horror in the east [videorecording] / written and produced by Laurence Rees

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublication details: [London] : BBC, c2001.Description: 2 videodiscs (56 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 inSubject(s): Online resources:
Contents:
1: Turning against the west -- 2: Death before surrender.
Summary: "How did Japan, a worldly nation in the 1920s, go on to commit such grim atrocities in World War II? Coinciding in December 2001 with the 60th anniversary of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, this series probes the Japanese belief in their own racial superiority and the mentality that led them to contemplate suicide when they failed. It makes use of newly studied archival material that tells horrific stories of Japanese atrocities, including cannibalism and the crucifixion of prisoners, and specially shot film and interviews with Japanese eye witnesses - including perpetrators"--Container.
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CD CD MAIN LIBRARY Main Library Multimedia Collection MAIN LIBRARY Main Library Multimedia Collection D803 . H67 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) DVD/CD.1 1 Available 1000257886
CD CD MAIN LIBRARY Main Library Multimedia Collection MAIN LIBRARY Main Library Multimedia Collection D803 . H67 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) DVD/CD.2 1 Available 1000257887

1: Turning against the west -- 2: Death before surrender.

"How did Japan, a worldly nation in the 1920s, go on to commit such grim atrocities in World War II? Coinciding in December 2001 with the 60th anniversary of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, this series probes the Japanese belief in their own racial superiority and the mentality that led them to contemplate suicide when they failed. It makes use of newly studied archival material that tells horrific stories of Japanese atrocities, including cannibalism and the crucifixion of prisoners, and specially shot film and interviews with Japanese eye witnesses - including perpetrators"--Container.

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