An international agreement did not create the International Tribunal for the Far East, but it nonetheless emerged from international agreements to try Japanese war criminals. In July 1945, China, the United Kingdom, and the United States signed the Potsdam Declaration, in which they demanded Japan’s “unconditional surrender” and stated that “stern justice shall be meted out to all war criminals.” When the Potsdam Declaration was signed, the war in Europe ended, but the war with Japan continued. The Soviet Union did not sign the declaration because it did not declare war on Japan until weeks later, when the United States dropped the second atomic bomb at Nagasaki. Japan surrendered six…
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No Italian Spark from Nuremberg
No Italian Spark from Nuremberg Public awareness of Ethiopian atrocities by Italian troops during the 1930s remains almost non-existent. Most know about what a “Holocaust” is, linking it mostly with the events that took place in Europe. Unfortunately, the meaning…
Sparks from Nuremberg Trials
The Nuremberg principles were created by the victorious powers in World War II, France, Great Britain, the Soviet Union and the United States. 177 Germans were prosecuted – 24 were sentenced to death, 20 were sentenced to life in prison…
Reason for “Criminal Opera”
“Goshawk” is about a New York lawyer’s crafting of a loan sharking business in what was left of the Soviet Union after the Berlin Wall came down. That business became so successful that the Iraqis tried to steal it to…
Catching Readers’ Interest
The author of McPheters Books enjoys reading the works of three specific American authors and occasional Scandinavian writers. He often rereads their particularly compelling works, sometimes in large print for a more relaxing process. He prefers thrillers and that’s what…
Surprising Nuremberg Parallels
Many members of the Nazi military command structure were punished during the original Nuremberg trials for their failure to obtain non-coerced consent to medical procedures and for not explaining their effectiveness or safety. Beginning with the American Revolutionary War, the…
Making Novels Exciting
A novel deserves to be compelling and exciting, more than just a collection of words. That can be best achieved by a skillful mixture of fact and fiction, drawn from the author’s life experiences, learning and objectives. Originality can draw…
Nuremberg Lives
The novel, “Criminal Opera,” explains how punishments originating with the Nuremberg treaty created by the victors of World War II, America, France, Great Britain and Russia, should be applied to the people who created and managed the phony plandemic and…
Spreading the Net
Applying the Nuremberg punishments is underway even if many choose to believe the treaty that created those punishments was so long ago that it no longer applies. The reality: Irmgard Furchner, 97, a former secretary for the SS commander of…
Exciting Openings Grab Readers
One of my favorite examples of how accuracy and creativity enhance the appeal of a novel is from “Throw Momma from the Train,” In that film, Billy Crystal played a creative writing instructor. A female student announces she’s doing a…
Novels with Facts and Fiction
Novels offered by McPheters Books combine verifiable facts unknown to those who only get their information from the so-called “Legacy Media” or the government. Plus they contain compelling and interesting facts and fiction. One favorite is the female doctor with…
