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A collection of diaries that gives readers a powerful, firsthand look at the effects of the Pacific War on eight ordinary Japanese. Immediate, vivid, and at times surprisingly frank, the diaries chronicle the last years of the war and its aftermath.

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"The diaries reveal a far richer variety of attitudes toward the war than previous works have shown us; they reveal a thoughtfulness and a down-to-earth approach to life that will surprise those reared on wartime stereotypes. They will be of interest to all students, both scholars and general readers of World War II and wartime Japan." - James Huffman, Wittenburg University"

Leaves from an Autumn of Emergencies Selections from the Wartime Diaries of Ordinary Japanese

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      Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
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      ISBN13: 9780824829360, 978-0824829360
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A collection of diaries that gives readers a powerful, firsthand look at the effects of the Pacific War on eight ordinary Japanese. Immediate, vivid, and at times surprisingly frank, the diaries chronicle the last years of the war and its aftermath.

      Trade Review
      "The diaries reveal a far richer variety of attitudes toward the war than previous works have shown us; they reveal a thoughtfulness and a down-to-earth approach to life that will surprise those reared on wartime stereotypes. They will be of interest to all students, both scholars and general readers of World War II and wartime Japan." - James Huffman, Wittenburg University"

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