{"product_id":"unit-731-testimony-9784900737396","title":"Unit 731 Testimony","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome of the cruelest deeds of Japans war in Asia did not occur on the battlefield  but in quiet  antiseptic medical wards in obscure parts of the continent. Far from front lines and prying eyes  Japanese doctors and their assistants subjected human guinea pigs to gruesome medical experiments. In the first part of Unit 731: Testimony  author Hal Gold draws upon a painstakingly accumulated reservoir of sources to construct a portrait of the Imperial Japanese Armys most notorious medical unit  giving an overview of its history and detailing its most shocking activities. The second half of the book consists almost entirely of the words of former unit members themselves  taken from remarks they made at a traveling Unit 731 exhibition held around Japan in 1994-95. These people recount their vivid firsthand memories of what it was like to cut open pregnant women as they lay awake on the vivisection table  inject plague germs into healthy farmers  and carry buckets of fresh blood and organs through corridors to their appropriate destinations. Unit 731: Testimony represents an essential addition to the growing body of literature on the still-unfolding story of one of the most infamous military outfits in modern history. By showing how the ethics of \"normal\" men and women  and even an entire profession  can be warped by the fire of war  this important book offers a window on a time of human madness  in the hope that such days will never come again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45529659441205,"sku":"ByrdShop_4900737399","price":101.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9784900737396.jpg?v=1780940706","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/unit-731-testimony-9784900737396","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}