Author: SOEMITRO-HEYLIGERS, T. [MRS.],
Title: Korea. Wij beschuldigen! [Covertitle]. Ooggetuigeverslag van Mevrouw Mr. T. Soemitro-Heyligers van de Internationale Vrouwencommissie, die van 16 tot 27 mei 1951 een onderzoek instelde naar de misdaden die door de Amerikaanse troepen aan de burgerbevoling werden bedreven. [Eerste, enige druk; First
Description: [Amsterdam], [T. Soemitro-Heyligers], [..], 1951. Small 8°. Original publ. wrappers, stapled. Covertitle in bold capital monochrome type, large monochrome illustration, Ti.-p. with a large portrait of author. 37pp. Captioned monochrome images in text, of which portraits of the delegation visiting sites hit by bombardments, local korean women victims of war and warcrimes, devastations at Pyong Yang after an air-reid, map of Korea inside front cover, facsim. after author's field-notes at rear end. Privately published dutch language report about [alledgedwar crimes and crimes against humanity by US troops in North Korea during the Korean War, with abstracts from inverviews with korean civilians, ruthless bombing of so-called open cities like Pyong Yang, and local villages. Author, a dutch female lawyer and member of the international womens' committee, conducting an investigation from May 16th-27th, 1951, into warcrimes by US troops in Korea during the Korea War against the civil population. Very fine copy.

Keywords: korea war warcrimes oorlogsmisdaden inquiry ustroops civilians population bombing report committee women females history background investigation asia fareast war atrocities oorlogsmisdaden