Soldiers of the Sun: The Rise and Fall of the Imperial Japanese Army - Rilegato

Harries, Meirion; Harries, Susie

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ISBN 10: 0394569350 ISBN 13: 9780394569352

Casa editrice: Random House Inc, 1992

Riassunto

The Imperial Japanese Army was a legend in its own time. To the defenders of Singapore and Bataan, its soldiers were demonic supermen. The willingness of Japan consistently to fight to the last man remains a benchmark of courage today. Yet these heroes of Saipan and Iwo Jima were also capable of unparalleled bestiality--the rape of Nanking, the use of slave labor on the Burma-Siam Railway, gross neglect and brutalization of prisoners-of-war, and a ruthless counterinsurgency campaign against Mao's communists.

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Praise for Soldiers of the Sun

"This book ought to be read as a necessary prelude to the ill-informed and uncultured debate that rages in the United States. The lessons of history, and of what happens when a thwarted nation finds itself encircled, are there to be learned."

-- Newsday

"A fine history that analyzes the military legacy of the Imperial Japanese Army and assesses moral responsibility for its excesses."

-- Kirkus Reviews
From the Trade Paperback edition.

L'autore:

Meirion and Susie Harries began their writing partnership in 1979 and have since co-authored six books, as well as articles on Japanese security and environmental policy for English and Japanese newspapers. This is their second book on Japanese history. They live in England.
From the Trade Paperback edition.

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• Editore: Random House Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0394569350
• ISBN 13: 9780394569352
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida