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Bezig met laden... Japan's Longest Daydoor Pacific War Research Society, Sōichi Ōya, Kazutoshi Hando
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Translated from the Japanese ( ) 1705 Japan's Longest Day, Compiled by The Pacific War Research Society (read 11 Apr 1982) This is a most amazing book. It was published in 1968. The Society which compiled it is a group of 14 persons who as of 1968 had spent eight years researching the "Pacific War." This book tells of the time from noon Aug. 14, 1945, to noon Aug 15, 1945--the latter being the time when Emperor Hirohito began reading the Rescript accepting the Potsdam Declaration's demand for surrender. It is a vivid account and told by Japanese conveys a different flavor than would have been the case if told by an American. There was an effort by lower-ranking Japanese officers to prevent the surrender, and this effort combined with the War Minister's ending of his own life makes the hour-by-hour account of that 24-hours highly dramatic. This is one of the most intensely interesting books I've read on the War--I should read more from the Japanese side. It is such a different way of thinking. A fantastic book, gripping in a way novel to me. {Bix's book on Hirohito, which I read Mar 21, 2001, downplays the effort by the lower-ranking officers, and says it did not amount to much!] geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
The true story of Japan's surrender in World War II and how it nearly didn't happen! In the final days of World War II, Japan lay in ruins and the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had been obliterated. A tense drama unfolds in Tokyo as Japan teeters on the edge of Armageddon. Japan's Longest Day tells the true story of the day immediately before the surrender, as a group of fanatical army officers attempt to prevent the Emperor from surrendering--an act of high treason which will inevitably result in Japan's total annihilation. This dramatic story recounts events that most people outside Japan are completely unaware of: The fierce disagreement between the army and the Japanese government as Emperor Hirohito prepares to announce the nation's unconditional surrender to the Allies Attempts by War Minister Korechika Anami to change the Emperor's mind Treasonous actions by a fanatical group of officers who vow to fight on, even if it means the death of every single Japanese citizen The shocking plot to overthrow the government as Anami faces a fateful choice between loyalty to the cause and loyalty to the Emperor Japan's Longest Day is beautifully told by award-winning manga artist Yukinobu Hoshino, who brings to life the story of Japan's most fateful day in elegant graphic novel form. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)940.5352History and Geography Europe Europe 1918- World War IILC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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