Reviews for Rebellion, Repression, Reinvention: Mutiny in Comparative Perspective

The average rating for Rebellion, Repression, Reinvention: Mutiny in Comparative Perspective based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-04-26 00:00:00 Robert Gordon Frank Reel's book should not be taken as a comprehensive account of the Yamashita trial, but as an impassioned memoir of a man who served on Yamashita's defense counsel. Reel frequently attacks the procedural problems with the military commission that tried Yamashita on issues such as the Commission's acceptance of affidavits without witnesses (and thus, no ability to cross examine the accounts), and the lack of time given to prepare a proper defense against a growing list of charges. The defense seemed to prove that Yamashita did not order, participate, condone, or even know about atrocities committed by Japanese troops in the Philippines. Nonetheless Yamashita was convicted of "failing to control" (which was not a violation of the laws of war) his troops because the atrocities were committed by troops that were under his chain of command. The main downside of Reel's account is that he paraphrases the responses and statements by the prosecution as well as members of the military commission in ways that seem incomplete. While I doubt this is the most complete account of the Yamashita case and its future legal implications, it is still worth the read.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-02-22 00:00:00 Virginia Sanchez A wonderful insight into battle during the first world war, well researched and very informative.