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Providing readers a firsthand look at the effects of the Pacific War on eight ordinary Japanese - a navy kamikaze pilot, and others - the diaries in this collection chronicle the last years of the war and its aftermath as experienced by them. Samuel Yamashita's introduction provides a helpful overview of the historiography on wartime Japan.

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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
      Publication Date: 9/30/2005 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780824829773, 978-0824829773
      ISBN10: 0824829778
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      Asian history Second World War

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Providing readers a firsthand look at the effects of the Pacific War on eight ordinary Japanese - a navy kamikaze pilot, and others - the diaries in this collection chronicle the last years of the war and its aftermath as experienced by them. Samuel Yamashita's introduction provides a helpful overview of the historiography on wartime Japan.

      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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