Private Yokoi's war and life on Guam, 1944-1972 : the story of the Japanese Imperial Army's longest WWII survivor in the field and later life /

"This book is about the reality of such a man (and the ingenuity he applied to ensure his survival), which is very different from the stereotype. The first part is the English translation of his own autobiography, which was narrated to his wife who wrote everything down. The second part is a bi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Omi, Hatashin
Otros Autores: Yokoi, Shōichi, 1915-1997
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Japonés
Publicado: Folkestone, Kent, UK : Global Oriental, 2009.
Temas:
Yokoi, Shōichi, > 1915-1997.
Yokoi, Shōichi, > 1915-1997
Japan. > Rikugun > Demobilization.
Japan. > Rikugun
1939 - 1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Veterans > Japan > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, Japanese.
Jungle survival > Guam.
Survie dans la jungle > Guam.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Armed Forces > Mobilization
Jungle survival
Veterans
Weltkrieg > 1939-1945
Soldat
Guam
Japan
Autobiography
Biography
Personal Narrative
autobiographies (literary works)
Personal narratives
Autobiographies
Biographies
Personal narratives > Japanese
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Personal narratives.
Récits personnels.
Autobiographie.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Early days (1915-September 1941)
  • To Where are we going to be posted? (February-March 1944)
  • 'Deployment' in Guam (March-July 1944)
  • The US invasion: 'attack the Americans and die!' (21 July-6 August 1944)
  • The last days of our platoon (6 August
  • September 1944)
  • 'Survival war' in the jungle: 'don't rush to die. The Japanese Army is coming to rescue us' (September 1944-May 1945)
  • 'Japan has surrendered, come out!' (June-December 1945)
  • 'We shall never surrender' (1946-1947)
  • 'I shall survive on my own' (1949)
  • Tailoring from tree fibres: 'The empire will strike back in a decade' (1949-1950)
  • 'No way to survive but to hide us underground' (1950-1959)
  • 'How to get off Guam?' (1959-1962)
  • The death of my last colleagues (c. 1962-1964)
  • Eight years in solitude (c. 1964-1971)
  • Factors in my survival
  • Discovery: 'no one shall remain alive to incur the shame of becoming a prisoner of war' (January 1972)
  • Epilogue: 'being thankful for this day in order the better to arrive at tomorrow'.

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