Daniel Barenblatt

Just as a warning, this is not a happy read. I honestly caution you before reading this.

The book tells the shocking and inhumane story of the Japanese biological and chemical warfare program during World War 2, specifically the doctor who started the program, Dr. Shiro Ishii, and the biochemical-warfare division of Unit 731, placed in Harbin, China.

Most of the atrocities of WW2 are attributed to what Nazi Germany did, everyone hears about that. The concentration camps, the experiments on prisoners by Josef Mengele, and of course everything in-between. But no one ever talks about what the Japanese did before, during, and after the war. I won't write about what is described in the book, it may be too much for some people to stomach, but I think that this should be taught alongside the atrocities of Nazi Germany. This should not be a piece of forgotten history.… (lisätietoja)