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Japan at War: An Oral History | 
 enlarge | Authors: Haruko Taya Cook, Theodore F. Cook
Publisher: New Press
Category: Book
List Price: $17.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 48731
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 496
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.4 x 1.4
ISBN: 1565840399
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.53520922
EAN: 9781565840393
ASIN: 1565840399
Publication Date: April 4, 1995
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Product Description
This groundbreaking work of oral history captures for the first time ever the remarkable story of ordinary Japanese people during World War II. In a sweeping panorama, Haruko Taya and Theodore Cook take us from the Japanese attacks on China in the 1930s to the Japanese homefront during the inhuman raids on Tokyo, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki, offering the first glimpses of how this century's most violent conflict affected the lives of the Japanese population. Japan At War is a monumental work of history--one to which Americans and Japanese will turn for decades to come.
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Excellent Read August 18, 2008
I was fortunate enough to have this author as a professor for a history of Japan course. His knowledge and insight on the subject proved to be invaluable and this book is a must-read for anyone interested in Japanese history. Personal stories, many of which have never before been shared, about a time that many have struggled to forget, this book offers a glimpse at the effects the war had on the "common man." I Highly recommend this book. It's a quick read, but by far one of the best ways to learn about the subject.
Amazing Book Showing the Full Spectrum of the Japanese Experience in WWII July 31, 2008
This book presents interviews with a tremendous range of Japanese people who experienced WWII. It is an incredible book. About ten years ago, I read this as an undergraduate for an Asian Studies seminar course on relations of China, Japan and the US. This book had a tremendous impact on shaping and expanding my understanding of just what went on in the Asian sphere of WWII. Since reading it, I have frequently referenced it for courses that I teach. It is a fascinating and disturbing book which when taken as a whole provides deep insights into what was going on inside and outside of Japan during that period.
Insight into Nationalism February 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book gave me great insight into how a people are injured by the lies of their government. I learned a lot about the Japanese culture.I could easily see myself in the mothers of Japan. I bought this book at a garage sale where the owner was selling all of the books they read in their Asian studies program at college. I was honestly shocked and heartbroken to read about the Japanese point of view.
The really scary thing is how current the idea still is that an uneducated populus can really be driven to a horrible end by their government's lies! Now I am learning Japanese (another garage sale find!) from tapes. I will visit Japan with a greater sense of their history and culture.
JAPAN AT WAR: ORAL HISTORY June 11, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was a very good well written book! It is easy to follow, and takes the reader down numerous paths of the war years and the scars that were inflicted on those who lived, and died.
I believe the book was initially utilized as a text in some colleges, but it is not written like any text book I ever had to read.
This book is an accumulation of oral interviews that helps the reader to visualize, smell, and even taste the sadness and poverty of those who fought the war; not just on the high seas, or the jungles of the South Pacific, but...on the streets of Tokyo, Nagasaki, Kyoto, and Hiroshima.
This book examines a proud culture and the utterly devestated people who lived within it.
War from the Japanese perspective September 26, 2006
A compelling set of recollections from Japanese citizens and soldiers who lived and experienced WWII. These stories give an interesting insight into the psyche of the average Japanese citizen and soldier during the war. This is one of the few existing WWII books pertaining to the Pacific Campaign that gives you insight into the thoughts and feelings of the Japanese during the war. A must read for anyone wanting to see the perspective from the "other side". Highly recommended.
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