Japanese Reflections on World War II and the American Occupation
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Japanese Reflections on World War II and the American Occupation

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Japanese Reflections on World War II and the American Occupation

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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, teachers, journalists, soldiers, sailors, Kamikaze pilots, and munitions factory workers. Their stories range from early, spirited support for the war through the devastating losses of friends and family members to air raids and into periods of hunger and fear of the American occupiers. The personal accounts are buttressed by archival materials; the result is an unprecedented picture of the war as experienced in a single region of Japan.

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Yes, you can access Japanese Reflections on World War II and the American Occupation by Edgar Porter,Ran Ying Porter in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & World War II. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781040797181
Topic
History
Subtopic
World War II
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. Preface
  9. 1 ā€œSomething Big Was Going to Happenā€
  10. 2 One Million Souls, One Heart
  11. 3 Oita Men Troop to War
  12. 4 The War Expands and the People Mobilize
  13. 5 Invincible Japan
  14. 6 Fire from the Sky
  15. 7 ā€œI Shall Die with Pleasureā€
  16. 8 Never-ending Sirens
  17. 9 A Hard Price to Pay
  18. 10 Donate Everything
  19. 11 Eliminate the City
  20. 12 Oita's Advisors to the Emperor
  21. 13 The Lightning Bolt
  22. 14 We Didn't Surrender – The War Just Ended
  23. 15 Hungry, Confused, and Afraid
  24. 16 The Devil Comes Ashore
  25. 17 A Bitter Homecoming
  26. 18 The Occupation Takes Hold
  27. 19 Miss Beppu, Crazy Mary, and William Westmoreland
  28. Conclusion
  29. Chronology of Japanese Historical Events, 1905-1957
  30. List of Interviewees
  31. Bibliography
  32. Index