Readings: Embracing Defeat, "Victor’s Justice, Loser’s Justice"
Japan at War, "Crimes and Punishments"

Documents (PDFs):
International Military Tribunal for the Far East Charter; Laws of War

Task: Define "atrocity," "war crime," and "war hero"

Readings: ED, "What Do You Tell the Dead When You Lose?"
Japan at War, 441-479

Documents (Web Links):
San Francisco Peace Treaty Excerpts; Japan-U.S. Security Treaty