ebooks James Baldwin: The FBI File by From Maxwell William J in History

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The Story of a Captured WWII B-29 Airman Awaiting Trial and Execution by the Japanese as an American War Criminal What Others Say “Prison Camp Omori can be seen on the shore of Tokyo Bay. Those are our boys! Go get them!” (Halsey’s rescue orders to Stassen and Simpson.) Admiral William F. Halsey Commander; U.S. Third Fleet “Tells the story of a condemned prisoner of the Japanese awaiting execution. A horror story that must be told! I helped rescue the author.” Governor Harold E. Stassen Wartime Commander; USN; Adm. Halsey’s Deputy Chief Of Staff; Liberator Of Camp Omori “Gripping; shocking; and told in infinite detail.” James L. Patillo President; 20 th Air Force Association “Details special horrors inflicted on B-29 airmen prisoners by the Japanese. Religion’s importance in keeping alive the will to live is evident!” Felix Love Retired Head; Smithsonian Press “Story should be required reading for all true Americans.” General Paul W. Tibbets Commander; 509 th Composite Group “As a submariner in the Pacific during World War II; I recommend reading this story of horrors inflicted on B-29 flyers.” Admiral Corwin Mendenhall u.s. Navy (retired) “A must read about Japanese atrocities inflicted on American B-29 airmen prisoners of war.” General Hamilton Howze The shocking story of captured B-29 Superfortress airmen who were shot down over Japan during World War II has never been told. Brutal Japanese Kempei Tai Secret Police were their captors. Kept in overcrowded; filthy dungeon cells in Tokyo; across the moat from the Emperor’s Palace; they were beaten; tortured; starved; and continually threatened with death. They were not treated as Prisoners of War but were designated as Special Prisoners to be tried and executed for the killing of innocent women and children. While awaiting trial they were considered subhuman—starved on half POW rations; issued no clothes or basic hygienic needs; allowed to suffer and die from torture; beatings; wounds; and lack of medical treatment. Accused American War Criminal is written by one of the few surviving Special Prisoners. A summary of related testimony given at War Crime Trials held in Tokyo and Yokohama after World War II is also included.