Author and educator Felton (Fudan U., China) tells the horrendous story of the Kempeitai, Japan's feared military and secret police that operated throughout the Japanese Empire with unlimited power and authority. The book explores the Kempeitai's origins, organization, and its functions and details its frequently atrocious activities. It details the organization's criminal and collaborationist networks, its extortion practices, its biological and chemical experiments on live subjects, and its brutal and murderous management of the Allied POW gulag. The author, who supports his text with first-hand recollections from survivors, also how the guilty were brought to justice. Distributed by U.S. Naval Institute Press. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)