History Book Club

Oliver Webb-Carter

Welcome to the History Book Club - the club for all lovers of history, presented by writer and historian Oliver Webb-Carter. Oliver interviews authors of the best historical writing, to draw out the stories that you'll be interested in. Every month will also feature the History Film Club, as historian Roger Moorhouse and director Tim Hewitt join to discuss a historical movie. Get in touch if you want a particular area of history to be covered, because at the History Book Club, members are the most important people of all.

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History Book Club

Episodes (49)

Sun Oct 18th 43. Japanese Military Brutality with Danny Orbach
Sun Oct 11th 42. Greta Garbo with Scott Reisfield
Sun Oct 4th 41. Cold Sunset with William Boyd

History Book Club

Oct 18, 2026
48 minutes
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For many allied troops in the Far East capture by the Japanese Imperial Army led to appalling treatment and forced labour on the Burma railway. The cruelty meted out to British and Americans was nothing compared to those Chinese and Philipinos. But what was the cause of this brutality? Was it the Japanese warrior code, or something inherent in Japanese culture? Joining today is historian Danny Orbach as he examines the causes of Japanese treatment of POWs and civilians during the Second World War. For those listeners who are sickened by the adverts...

History Book Club

43. Japanese Military Brutality with Danny Orbach

Oliver Webb-Carter

00:00 -48:01