Japanese Reflections on World War II and the American Occupation

Japanese Reflections on World War II and the American Occupation / Edgar A. Porter and Ran Ying Porter.

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This book presents an unforgettable up-close account of the effects of World War II and the subsequent American occupation on Oita prefecture, through firsthand accounts from more than forty Japanese men and women who lived there. The interviewees include students, housewives, nurses, midwives, teac...

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VerfasserIn:
Porter, Edgar A.,
Porter, Ran Ying,
TeilnehmendeR:
Porter, Ran Ying,
Place / Publishing House:Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2017]
©2018
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:Asian history ; 3.
Physical Description:1 online resource (238 pages).
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Preface
  • 1. "Something Big Was Going to Happen"
  • 2. One Million Souls, One Heart
  • 3. Oita Men Troop to War
  • 4. The War Expands and the People Mobilize
  • 5. Invincible Japan
  • 6. Fire from the Sky
  • 7. "I Shall Die with Pleasure"
  • 8. Never-ending Sirens
  • 9. A Hard Price to Pay
  • 10. Donate Everything
  • 11. Eliminate the City
  • 12. Oita's Advisors to the Emperor
  • 13. The Lightning Bolt
  • 14. We Didn't Surrender - The War Just Ended
  • 15. Hungary, Confused, and Afraid
  • 16. The Devil Comes Ashore
  • 17. A Bitter Homecoming
  • 18. The Occupation Takes Hold
  • 19. Miss Beppu, Crazy Mary, and William Westmorland
  • Conclusion
  • Chronology of Japanese Historical Events, 1905-1957
  • List of Interviewees
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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