Traitor By Default

The Trials of Kanao Inouye, the Kamloops Kid

Patrick Brode, Christine Seki

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Dundurn Press
28 August 2024

At the end of World War II, a young Japanese Canadian would stand trial and face execution for having committed war crimes and betraying his country.

One of the most bizarre stories to emerge at the end of the Second World War was that of Kanao Inouye. Born in Kamloops, B.C., in 1916, he had relocated to his ancestral homeland of Japan, and by 1942 was a translator for the Japanese army. He was assigned to the prisoner of war camp in Hong Kong where he became infamous as one of the ""most sadistic guards"" of the Canadian survivors of the Battle of Hong Kong. Scores of prisoners would attest to his brutality administered in revenge for the treatment he had received growing up in Canada.

His reputation was such that he was quickly apprehended after the war and faced charges of war crimes. But his subsequent trials became mired in questions as to who he really was. Was he a Canadian forced to serve in the Japanese military machine? Or was he a devoted soldier of his emperor obeying his superiors?

By: Patrick Brode
Foreword by: Christine Seki
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9781459753693
ISBN 10: 1459753690
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 28 August 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Arrival Sham Shui Po Kempeitai Arrest Political Football Godown Justice Only Obeying Orders Decision Annulled Treason? Defence Gamble Exhibit C Technicalities of Law End of a Scruffy Show Acknowledgements Appendix Notes

Patrick Brode is the author of many books on the history of law and the prosecution of war crimes. Five of his books have been shortlisted for awards, including Dying for a Drink for the 2019 Crime Writers of Canada Best Nonfiction Crime Book. Patrick has practised law since 1977. He lives in Windsor, Ontario.