The Tiger Of Malaya:

The Story Of General Tomoyuki Yamashita And “Death March” General Masaharu Homma [Illustrated Edition]

Nonfiction, History, Germany, European General, Military, United States

• Author: Lt. Col. Aubrey Saint Kenworthy
• ISBN: 9781786251558
• Publisher: Verdun Press
• Publication: November 6, 2015
• Imprint: Verdun Press
• Language: English

Includes over 30 illustrations

As in Nazi occupied countries that were liberated by the Allies, horrible crimes had been uncovered, perpetrated in the name of superior culture on defenceless civilians and prisoners of war. As the emaciated American, British, Australian soldiers emerged from the prisoner of war camps with barbaric tales of torture, mistreatment and neglect, it was clear that justice must be sought. The U.S. Military fixed on two Japanese generals who were foremost in causing and ordering these outrages, the conqueror of Malaya Tomoyuki Yamahsita and the notorious “Death March” Masaharu Homma.

Lt. Col. Kenworthy was a member of the U.S. military police assigned to the Philippines and saw at first hand the military tribunal ordered at the express command of General MacArthur. He was detailed to guard both Yamashita and Homma during the trial and was able to view their reactions to the detailed evidence that was used against them. He was determined to write this account of this momentous event, he recorded not only the evidence of the crimes but also the stoic calm with which the two generals faced the weight of Allied Justice.

A fascinating sidelight on the ending of the World War Two.