The population of Wartime Japan (1940-1945) has remained a largely faceless enemy to most Americans thanks to the distortions of US Wartime propaganda, popular culture, and news reports.
Drawing upon diaries and letters written by servicemen, kamikaze pilots, evacuated children.
At a time when this country\'s Wartime experiences are slowly and belatedly coming into focus, this remarkable book by Samuel Yamashita offers an intimate picture of what Life was like for ordinary Japanese during the war.
The population of Wartime Japan (1940-1945) has remained a largely faceless enemy to most Americans thanks to the distortions of US Wartime propaganda, popular culture, and news reports