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.

When discovered by local hunters on Guam, Yokoi was widely reported as a 'no surrender man' who survived, living up to the old Japanese military code of honour. This book sheds light on the reality of the war in the Pacific while addressing some key issues concerning the nature of Japanese...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hatashin, Omi
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : BRILL, 2009.
Temas:
Yokoi, Shōichi, > 1915-1997.
Yokoi, Shōichi, > 1915-1997
1941-1944
Soldiers > Japan > Biography.
Soldiers
Guam > History > Japanese occupation, 1941-1944.
Guam > History.
Guam > Histoire > 1941-1944 (Occupation japonaise)
Guam > Histoire.
Guam
Japan
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Map of Guam; Table of Contents; Chronology; List of Plates; Introduction; 1 Early days (1915
  • 1941); 2 To where are we going to be posted? (February
  • March 1944); 3 'Deployment' in Guam (March
  • July 1944); 4 The US invasion: 'Attack the Americans and die!' (21 July
  • 6 August 1944); 5 The last days of our platoon (6 August
  • September 1944); 6 'Survival war' in the jungle (September 1944
  • May 1945); 7 Japan has surrendered; come out! (June
  • December 1945); 8 'We shall never surrender' (1946
  • 1947); 9 'I shall survive on my own' (1948).

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