personal narratives, japanese

Documents a huge range of experiences the Japanese had during World War II from the Japanese attacks on China to the raids on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Documents a huge range of experiences the Japanese had during World War II from the Japanese attacks on China to the raids on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The author tells the story of how she survived the Battle of Okinawa during World War II at the age of seven after she became separated from her family.

The story of the Zero, the deadly Japanese fighter plane, including the man who designed it, the men who flew it and the Japanese point of view of the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.

Relates the harrowing experiences of Japanese fighter pilot Saburo Sakai who survived World War II as Japan's greatest living ace.

Translation of: Shirahata no shojo. The story of Tomiko Higa's survival of the Battle of Okinawa during World War II.