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3) Memoirs of a kamikaze: a World War II pilot's inspiring story of survival, honor and reconciliation
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020].
Language
English
Description
"This book tells the story of Kazuo Odachi who—in 1943, when he was just 16 years-old—joined the Imperial Japanese Navy to become a pilot. A year later, he was unknowingly assigned to the Kamikaze Special Attack Corps—a group of airmen whose mission was to sacrifice their lives by crashing planes into enemy ships. Their callsign was "ten dead, zero alive."" --
Author
Series
Chun ri wen ku volume 02
Publisher
Chun tian chu ban guo ji wen hua you xian gong si
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
中文(繁體)
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Children's Recommended: 5th Grade 2023
Children's Recommended: Best of 2021 School Library Journal
Description
Twelve-year-old Nozomi's understanding of the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 is transformed when she learns how those she knows and loves were affected by the event. Includes author's notes.
7) Okinawa
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A peaceful, independent kingdom until its annexation by the Japanese Empire in the 19th century, Okinawa was the site of the most destructive land battle of the Pacific War. Today, the archipelago is Japan's poorest prefecture and unwilling host to 75% of all US military bases in Japan. Okinawa brings together two collections of intertwined stories by the island's pre-eminent mangaka, Susumu Higa, which reflect on this difficult history and pull...
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2010
Language
日本語
Description
Sanshiro Sugata: Akira Kurosawa's effortless debut is based on a novel by Tsuneo Tomita about the rivalry between judo and jujitsu.
The most beautiful: This portrait of female volunteer workers at an optics plant during world War II, shot on location at the Nippon Kogaku factory, was created with a patriotic agenda.
Sahshiro Sugata, part two: This sequel is a hugely entertaining adventure, reuniting most of the major players from the original and...
9) Deserter
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A vengeful family hides an army deserter for eight years after the end of World War II, cocooning him in a false reality where the war never ended. A pair of girls look alike, but they're not twins. And a boy's nightmare threatens to spill out into the real world...A vengeful family hides an army deserter for eight years after the end of World War II, cocooning him in a false reality where the war never ended. A pair of girls look alike, but they're...
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