A Plague upon Humanity

图书标准信息

• 作者 Daniel Barenblatt 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins
• 出版时间 2004-01
• ISBN 9780060186258
• 定价 242.40元
• 装帧 其他
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 272页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

InwartimeJapan'sbidforconquest，humanitysufferedthroughoneofitsdarkesthours，asahiddengenocidetookthelivesofhundredsofthousandsofinnocentpeople.Cloakedinsecrecyandprotectedunderthebannerofscientificstudy，thebestandbrightestofJapan'smedicalestablishmentvolunteeredforamajorinitiativeinsupportofthemilitarythatinvolvedthesystematicmurderofChinesecivilians.WiththehelpoftheUnitedStatesgovernment，theywereallowedtogetawaywithit.Basedonimportantoriginalresearch，thisbookrevealsasneverbeforethefullextentofthiscrime，inastorythatisascompellingasitisterrifying.Beginningin1931，themilitaryofImperialJapancameupwithanewstrategytofurtherthenation'sdriveforexpansion:germwarfare.Buttheyneededhelptofigureouthowtodoit.Sotheyrecruitedthousandsofdoctorsandresearchscientists，allofwhomacceptedwillingly，inordertodevelopamassiveprogramofbiologicalwarfarethatwasreferredtoas"thesecretofsecrets."Thiscovertoperationconsistedofhorrifyinghumanexperimentsandgermweaponattacksagainstpeoplewhoseliveswereseenasexpendable，includingChinesemen，women，andchildrenlivinginManchuriaandotherareasofJapaneseoccupation.EvenAmericanPOWsweretargeted.AttheforefrontofthisdisturbingenterprisewasaneliteorganizationknownasUnit731，ledbyJapan'sanswertoJosephMengele，Dr.ShiroIshii.UnderIshii'sorders，captivesweresubjectedtodeedsthatstraintheboundariesofimagination.Menandwomenwerefrozenalivetostudytheeffectsoffrostbite.Othersweredissectedwithoutanesthesia.Tiedtoposts，victimswereinfectedwithvirulentstrainsofanthraxandotherdiseases.Entirecitieswereaeriallysprayedwithfleascarryingbubonicplague.Alltold，morethanfivehundredthousandpeopledied.Yetafterthewar，U.S.occupationforcesunderGeneralDouglasMacArthurstruckadealwiththedoctorsofUnit731thatshieldedthemfromaccountabilityfortheiratrocities.Inthismeticulouslydocumentedwork，DanielBarenblatthasdrawnuponstartlingnewevidenceofJapan'sgermwarfareprogram，includingfirsthandaccountsfrombothperpetratorsandsurvivors.Authoritative，alarming，andgrippingfromstarttofinish，APlagueuponHumanityisapowerfulinvestigationthatexposesoneofthemostshamefulchaptersinhumanhistory.