The Fighting Man of Japan
Author: F. J. Norman
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Published: 1905
Total Pages: 122
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Author: F. J. Norman
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Published: 1905
Total Pages: 122
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: E. J. Harrison
Publisher: Blurb
Published: 2019-07-10
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780464044833
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn examination of the place of the martial arts in Japanese culture includes discussions of the history, philosophy, and techniques of judo, karate, wrestling, and fencing.
Author: F. J. Norman
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 116
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Hiroo Onoda
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 2013-12-04
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 1612515649
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the spring of 1974, Second Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda of the Japanese army made world headlines when he emerged from the Philippine jungle after a thirty-year ordeal. Hunted in turn by American troops, the Philippine police, hostile islanders, and successive Japanese search parties, Onoda had skillfully outmaneuvered all his pursuers, convinced that World War II was still being fought and that one day his fellow soldiers would return victorious. This account of those years is an epic tale of the will to survive that offers a rare glimpse of man's invincible spirit, resourcefulness, and ingenuity. A hero to his people, Onoda wrote down his experiences soon after his return to civilization. This book was translated into English the following year and has enjoyed an approving audience ever since.
Author: R. G. Grant
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780756661182
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChronicles the evolution of warriors from around the world from 600 BCE to the present, exploring their tactics, means of transportation and housing, and training and discussing the armor, weapons, and gear they used.
Author: Peter Schrijvers
Publisher: NYU Press
Published: 2005-03
Total Pages: 339
ISBN-13: 0814740154
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChoice Outstanding Academic Title Even in the midst of World War II, Americans could not help thinking of the lands across the Pacific as a continuation of the American Western frontier. But this perception only heightened American soldiers' frustration as the hostile region ferociously resisted their attempts at control. The GI War Against Japan recounts the harrowing experiences of American soldiers in Asia and the Pacific. Based on countless diaries and letters, it sweeps across the battlefields, from the early desperate stand at Guadalcanal to the tragic sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis at war's very end. From the daunting spaces of the China-India theater to the fortress islands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, Schrijvers brings to life the GIs’ struggle with suffocating wilderness, devastating diseases, and Japanese soldiers who preferred death over life. Amidst the frustration and despair of this war, American soldiers abandoned themselves to an escalating rage that presaged Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The GI’s story is, first and foremost, the story of America's resounding victory over Japan. At the same time, however, the reader will recognize in the extraordinarily high price paid for this victory chilling forebodings of the West’s ultimate defeat in Asia’and America’s in Vietnam.
Author: Thomas Conlan
Publisher: Amber Books
Published: 2008-05-14
Total Pages: 232
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Author: John W Dower
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2000-07-04
Total Pages: 692
ISBN-13: 9780393320275
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis study of modern Japan traces the impact of defeat and reconstruction on every aspect of Japan's national life. It examines the economic resurgence as well as how the nation as a whole reacted to defeat and the end of a suicidal nationalism.
Author: Lieutenant Colonel George Forty OBE
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2002-12-16
Total Pages: 181
ISBN-13: 0750954132
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is an insight into the most feared army of World War II. The Japanese Imperial Army grew from 1.5 million men in 1939 to 5.5 million men by the end of the war. Their highly successful campaigns in the Far East and the Pacific at the beginning of World War II were every bit as spectacular as those of the Germans in Europe, and they earned an enviable reputation as expert jungle fighters which it took some years for the Allies to match. Their code of honour also made them extremely cruel enemies to prisoners and civilians alike, while their Kamikaze suicidal tendencies meant they would automatically fight to the last without any thought of surrender. Fully illustrated with rare archive photographs, this is a comprehensive study of the army. The author describes how they mobilized and trained their soldiers, and looks at their organizational structures, from high command down to divisional level and below. Also included are uniforms, equipment, all kinds of weapons ranging from tanks and artillery, technical equipment, tactics, symbology and vehicle markings.
Author: Dick Wilson
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 306
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