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A curious madness., an American combat psychiatrist, a Japanese war crimes suspect, and an unsolved mystery from World War II, Eric Jaffe, MP3

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A curious madness., an American combat psychiatrist, a Japanese war crimes suspect, and an unsolved mystery from World War II, Eric Jaffe, MP3

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eng

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A curious madness.

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863432301

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Eric Jaffe

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an American combat psychiatrist, a Japanese war crimes suspect, and an unsolved mystery from World War II

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In the wake of World War II, the Allied forces charged twenty-eight Japanese men with crimes against humanity. Correspondents at the Tokyo trial thought the evidence fell most heavily on ten of the accused. In December 1948, five of these defendants were hanged, while four received sentences of life in prison. The tenth was a brilliant philosopher-patriot named Okawa Shumei. Okawa's guilt as a conspirator appeared straightforward. But on the first day of the Tokyo trial, he made headlines around the world by slapping star defendant and wartime prime minister Tojo Hideki on the head. Had Okawa lost his sanity? Or was he faking madness to avoid a grim punishment? Major Daniel Jaffe, a U.S. Army psychiatrist stations in occupied Japan, must determine Okawa's ability to stand trial

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