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| Blood & Bushido |
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ISBN: 978-1-883283-18-6
Author:
Bernard Edwards
Binding:
Hardcover Trade
Pages:
250
Trim Size:
5.5x8.5
Width:
1
Foreign Language:
English
Illustrations:
B/W Photos
Publication Date:
8/1/97
Distributor:
National Book Network
Type:
Nonfiction
Printing:
First Printing
Price: $24.95
Title pending
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Imperial Japan's wartime atrocities left a bloody stain on the waters of the Pacific...
This is a story that might have quietly slipped beneath the waves of history had Bernard Edwards not written this important book. Blood & Bushido vividly recounts the barbaric actions of Japan's navy in the wake of its attacks on Allied shipping, including the ramming of lifeboats, the machine-gunning of survivors and the bayoneting and beheading of captives. As Edwards explains, the ancient Japanese warrior code of Bushido-under which capture is forbidden-was in stark and lethal contrast to the humane code of conduct usually honored by seafarers. Anyone unfortunate enough to fall victim to the Imperial Navy paid a terrible price. Drawing on the dramatic accounts of Allied survivors, Blood & Bushido serves as a reminder of the Imperial Navy's inhumane acts and a tribute to those who perished because of them.
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