Stern Justice
The Forgotten Story of Australia, Japan and the Pacific War Crimes Trials
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
3 September 2018
Summary
‘For the first time Australia speaks, not for herself alone, but for the whole British Commonwealth.’ So wrote a journalist about Australia’s leading role in the Allied program of war crimes trials which followed the end of the Second World War in the Pacific. An Australian judge, Sir William Webb, was president of the Tokyo Trial of Japan’s wartime political and military leaders, and Australia conducted hundreds of other trials throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The most tenacious of the Al…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143793335 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0143793330 |
| Author: | Adam Wakeling |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Australia |
| Imprint: | Viking Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 3 September 2018 |
| Weight: | 530g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm |
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About The Author
Adam Wakeling
Adam Wakeling was born in Brisbane in 1986 and grew up in Logan City, Queensland. He studied law at Griffith University and now works as a risk and a compliance professional in Victoria. He writes for, peer-reviews and edits publications for the Law Institute of Victoria, and is a volunteer in the Victorian State Emergency Service.
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