War Criminal: The Life and Death of Hirota Koki
by Shiroyama, Saburo
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0870112759
- ISBN 13
- 9780870112751
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
Japan: Kodansha International, 1977. Koki Hirota , 1878-1948, Japanese statesman. He became prime minister, 1936, and followed army dictates, 1937-38 he foreign minister and president of the cabinet planning board under Fumimaro Konoye. In 1945 he negotiated to keep the USSR from declaring war on Japan. After the war he was arrested as a war criminal, and in 1948 he was convicted and hanged. His sentence remains controversial because he had opposed the Japanese intervention in China and was forced out of office for a number of years by the military. CONDITION Beige cloth (clean and unworn) 301 pages with b/w photos. Beautifully produced edition in unworn DJ which is slightly faded to spine o/w as new condition. Overweight. First English. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Ariel Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13764
- Title
- War Criminal: The Life and Death of Hirota Koki
- Author
- Shiroyama, Saburo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First English
- ISBN 10
- 0870112759
- ISBN 13
- 9780870112751
- Publisher
- Kodansha International
- Place of Publication
- Japan
- Date Published
- 1977
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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