Masanobu Tsuji's 'underground escape' from Siam after the Japanese surrender /

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Imprint:Folkestone, U.K. : Global Oriental, 2011.
Description:272 p. ; cm.
Language:English
Series:Brill eBook titles
Subject:Tsuji, Masanobu, -- 1902-
World War (1939-1945)
Escapes.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Japanese.
Escapes.
Politics and government
China -- Politics and government -- 1937-1949.
China.
Personal narratives -- Japanese.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9354405
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Other authors / contributors:Brailey, Nigel J.
ISBN:190524679X (hbk.)
9781905246793
9789004212688 (electronic book)
Notes:Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Translated from the Japanese.
Summary:First published in translation from the Japanese in 1952, and long out of print, Colonel Tsuji's account of his escape into Thailand from the Japanese surrender in Bangkok in 1945, and then finding his way into China before returning to Japan in 1948, is a remarkable story, which has its place in the military history of the period. Controversially Tsuji, who according to Louis Allen, was responsible for 'unspeakable atrocities' in Singapore and elsewhere during the Pacific War, is also the author of Singapore: The Japanese Version. Nigel Brailey who is lecturer in International History, University of Bristol, provides an in-depth introduction examining both the Tsuji history and historiography.--Publisher's website.
Standard no.:10.1163/9789004212688
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Summary:First published in English in 1952, this is an account by the 'notorious' Colonel Tsuji of his escape through Thailand (Siam) - supposedly dressed as a Buddhist monk - following the Japanese surrender in Bangkok in August 1945; subsequently, Tsuji was to find his way into China via Hanoi before returning to Japan in 1948. It is a remarkable story, which includes significant analysis of Japan's relationship with Thailand and the latter's role in Asia, as well as Tsuji's experiences in Kuomintang China. <br> In his Introduction, Nigel Brailey states: 'Tsuji Masanobu is at one and the same time one of the most interesting and preposterous figures of the entire Japanese war - which, if you rely on his own megalomaniac accounts, he waged "almost single-handed"...'<br> This is an important book which has been carefully edited with supporting annotations, and has its place in the military history of the period. Controversially, Colonel Tsuji who, according to Louis Allen, was responsible for 'unspeakable atrocities' in Singapore and elsewhere during the Pacific War, was never prosecuted for war crimes. <br>
Physical Description:272 p. ; cm.
ISBN:190524679X (hbk.)
9781905246793
9789004212688 (electronic book)
Access:Available to subscribing member institutions only.