The Scars of War - Tokyo during World War II: Writings of Takeyama Michio (Hardcover)

Takeyama Michio, the author of Harp of Burma, was thirty-seven in 1941, the year of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Husband, father of children born during the war, and teacher at JapanOs elite school of higher education in Tokyo, he experienced the war on its home front. His essays provide us with a personal record of the bombing of Tokyo, the shortage of food, the inability to get accurate information about the war, the frictions between civilians and military and between his elite students and other civilians, the mobilization of students into factory jobs and the military, and the relocation of civilians out of the Tokyo area. This intimate account of the Oscars of war, O including personal anecdotes from TakeyamaOs students and family, is one of very few histories from this unique vantage point. TakeyamaOs writings educate readers about how the war affected ordinary Japanese and convey his thoughts about Japan's ally Germany, the Tokyo War Crimes Trial, and the immediate postwar years. Beautifully translated by Richard H. Minear, these honest and moving essays are a fresh look at the history of Japan during the Asia-Pacific War

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Asian Voices
Release date:	July 2007
First published:	July 2007
Editors:	Richard H. Minear
Dimensions:	239 x 161 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	238
ISBN-13:	978-0-7425-5479-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Promotions
LSN:	0-7425-5479-1
Barcode:	9780742554795

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