Blood and Bushido

Edwards, Bernhard: 1991 UK, hardcover with dustjacket 253 pages, with maps and a index. Vivid account of the barbaric actions of the Japanese navy in the wake of its attacks on Allied shipping during WWII. These depredations included the ramming of lifeboats, machine-gunning of survivors and bayoneting and beheading of captives. The author explains that the ancient Japanese warrior code of bushido---which forbade capture---stood in stark contrast to the humane code of conduct ususally honored by seafarers. ISBN 9781854211347 In very good condition