Dead Reckoning
The General’s Ghost (Hour 1)
Episode 1 | 54m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
Are commanders responsible for crimes their troops commit?
The film begins with vengeance: U.S. General Douglas MacArthur’s 1945 military trial of Japan’s General Tomoyuki Yamashita for horrific atrocities in the Philippines. Despite the lack of any evidence that Yamashita ordered or even knew about the atrocities, he was condemned to death, raising the question: Are commanders responsible for crimes their troops commit?
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Dead Reckoning
The General’s Ghost (Hour 1)
Episode 1 | 54m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
The film begins with vengeance: U.S. General Douglas MacArthur’s 1945 military trial of Japan’s General Tomoyuki Yamashita for horrific atrocities in the Philippines. Despite the lack of any evidence that Yamashita ordered or even knew about the atrocities, he was condemned to death, raising the question: Are commanders responsible for crimes their troops commit?
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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