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Japan s Longest Day
Author | : Bungei Shunjū Senshi Kenkyūkai |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 1968 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : IND:32000002855593 |
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Orginally published in Japanese as Nihon no Ichiban Nagai Hi, 1965 ...
Japan s Longest Day
Author | : Sōichi Ōya |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Japan |
ISBN | : UCAL:B4362888 |
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An account of the days leading up to August 15, 1945, when the Emperor of Japan announced the country's surrender.
Japan s Longest Day A Graphic Novel About the End of WWII
Author | : Kazutoshi Hando |
Publsiher | : Tuttle Publishing |
Total Pages | : 485 |
Release | : 2024-04-02 |
Genre | : Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | : 9781462924622 |
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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. This ebook edition is of a thick 480 page graphic novel.
Last to Die
Author | : Stephen Harding |
Publsiher | : Da Capo Press |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2015-07-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780306823398 |
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On August 18, 1945 -- three days after Japan announced it would cease hostilities and surrender -- U.S. Army Air Forces Sergeant Anthony J. Marchione bled to death in the clear, bright sky above Tokyo. Just six days after his twentieth birthday, Tony Marchione died like so many before him in World War II -- quietly, cradled in the arms of a buddy who was powerless to prevent his death. Though heartbreaking for his family, Marchione's death would have been no more notable than any other had he not had the dubious distinction of being the last American killed in World War II combat. An aerial gunner who had already survived several combat missions, Marchione's death was the tragic culmination of an intertwined series of events. The plane that carried him that day was a trouble-plagued American heavy bomber known as the B-32 Dominator, which would prove a failed competitor to the famed B-29 Superfortress. And on the ground below, a palace revolt was brewing and a small number of die-hard Japanese fighter pilots decided to fight on, refusing to accept defeat. Based on official American and Japanese histories, personal memoirs, and the author's exclusive interviews with many of the story's key participants, Last to Die is a rousing tale of air combat, bravery, cowardice, hubris, and determination, all set during the turbulent and confusing final days of World War II.
Modern Japan
Author | : Mikiso Hane |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 583 |
Release | : 2018-03-09 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780429974601 |
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Integrating political events with cultural, economic, and intellectual movements, Modern Japan provides a balanced and authoritative survey of modern Japanese history. A summary of Japan's early history, emphasizing institutions and systems that influenced Japanese society, provides a well-rounded introduction to this essential volume, which focuses on the Tokugawa period to the present. The fifth edition of Modern Japan is updated throughout to include the latest information on Japan's international relations, including secret diplomatic correspondence recently disclosed on WikiLeaks. This edition brings Japanese history up to date in the post 9/11 era, detailing current issues such as: the impact of the Gulf Wars on Japanese international relations, the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and subsequent nuclear accident, the recent tumultuous change of political leadership, and Japan's current economic and global status. An updated chronological chart, list of prime ministers, and bibliography are also included.
Film Resources on Japan
Author | : University of Michigan. Audio-Visual Education Center,United States. Office of Education |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 72 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Japan |
ISBN | : UOM:39015034800154 |
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Japan s Longest Day
Author | : Bungei Shunjū Senshi Kenkyūkai |
Publsiher | : Kodansha |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105034343140 |
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'Few contemporary books give one such an insight into the traditions and values of prewar Japan, particularly regarding the position of the Emperor.' --- John M. Allison, Saturday Review
The Last Mission
Author | : Jim Smith,Malcolm McConnell |
Publsiher | : Crown |
Total Pages | : 373 |
Release | : 2007-12-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780307419477 |
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A gripping account of the final American bombing mission of World War II and how it prevented a military coup that would have kept Japan in the war. How close did the Japanese come to not surrendering to Allied forces on August 15, 1945? The Last Mission explores this question through two previously neglected strands of late—World War II history, whose very interconnections could have caused a harrowing shift in the course of the postwar world. On the final night of the war, as Emperor Hirohito recorded a message of surrender for the Japanese people, a band of Japanese rebels, commanded by War Minister Anami's elite staff, burst into the palace. They had plotted a massive coup that aimed to destroy the recordings of the Imperial Rescript of surrender and issue false orders forged with the Emperor’s seal commanding the widely dispersed Japanese military to continue the war. If this rebellion had succeeded, the military would have proceeded with large-scale kamikaze attacks on Allied forces, costing huge casualties and just possibly provoking the Americans to drop a third atomic bomb on Japan over Tokyo–and continue to drop more bombs as Japanese resistance stiffened. Meanwhile, in the midst of an “end-of-war” celebration on Guam, Air Force radio operator Jim Smith and his fellow crewmen received urgent orders for a bombing mission over Japan’s sole remaining oil refinery north of Tokyo. As a stream of American B-29B bombers approached Tokyo, Japanese air defenses, fearing the approaching planes signaled the threat of a third atomic bomb, ordered a total blackout in Tokyo and the Imperial Palace, completely disrupting the rebels’ plans. Smith and his fellow crewmembers completed the mission, and a few hours later, the Emperor announced the surrender over Japan’s airwaves, dictating the end of the war. The Last Mission is an insightful piece of speculative investigation that combines narrative storytelling with historical contingency and explores how two seemingly unrelated events could have profoundly changed the course of modern history.