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

Harries, Meirion

ISBN 10: 0394569350 / ISBN 13: 9780394569352

Verlag: Random House (edition First Edition), 1992

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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.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: 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.


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Titel: Soldiers of the Sun: The Rise and Fall of ...
Verlag: Random House (edition First Edition)
Erscheinungsdatum: 1992
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Very Good
Auflage: First Edition.