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  • Manchu Princess, Japanese Spy

    The Story of Kawashima Yoshiko, the Cross-Dressing Spy Who Commanded Her Own Army

    par Phyllis Birnbaum ...
    Collections series Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture
    Aisin Gioro Xianyu (1907–1948) was the fourteenth daughter of a Manchu prince and a legendary figure in China's bloody struggle with Japan. After the fall of the Manchu dynasty in 1912, Xianyu's father gave his daughter to a Japanese friend who was sympathetic to his efforts to reclaim power. This man raised Xianyu, now known as Kawashima Yoshiko, to restore the Manchus to their former glory. Her ... En savoir plus

    $29.99 CAD

  • Clouds above the Hill

    A Historical Novel of the Russo-Japanese War, Volume 1

    par Shiba Ryōtarō ...
    Traduit par Juliet Winters Carpenter, Andrew Cobbing, Paul McCarthy ...
    Clouds above the Hill is one of the best-selling novels ever in Japan, and is now translated into English for the first time. An epic portrait of Japan in crisis, it combines graphic military history and highly readable fiction to depict an aspiring nation modernizing at breakneck speed. Best-selling author Shiba Ryōtarō devoted an entire decade of his life to this extraordinary blockbuster, which ... En savoir plus

    $50.99 CAD

  • Glory in a Line

    A Life of Foujita, the Artist Caught Between East & West

    par Phyllis Birnbaum ...
    The first biography in English of the Japanese artist who was a central figure in the dazzling artistic milieu of 1920s ParisWhen we think of expatriates in Paris during the early decades of the twentieth century, certain names come to mind: Hemingway, Picasso, Modigliani—and Foujita, the Japanese artist whose distinctive works, bringing elements of Japanese art to Western oil painting, made him a ... En savoir plus

    $17.59 CAD

  • Clouds above the Hill

    A Historical Novel of the Russo-Japanese War, Volume 4

    par Shiba Ryōtarō ...
    Traduit par Andrew Cobbing ...
    Clouds above the Hill is the best-selling novel ever in Japan, and is now translated into English for the first time. An epic portrait of Japan in crisis, it combines graphic military history and highly readable fiction to depict an aspiring nation modernizing at breakneck speed. Best-selling author Shiba Ryōtarō devoted an entire decade of his life to this extraordinary blockbuster, which ... En savoir plus

    $39.99 CAD

  • Clouds above the Hill

    A Historical Novel of the Russo-Japanese War, Volume 2

    par Shiba Ryōtarō ...
    Traduit par Juliet Winters Carpenter, Andrew Cobbing, Paul McCarthy ...
    Clouds above the Hill is one of the best-selling novels ever in Japan, and is now translated into English for the first time. An epic portrait of Japan in crisis, it combines graphic military history and highly readable fiction to depict an aspiring nation modernizing at breakneck speed. Best-selling author Shiba Ryōtarō devoted an entire decade of his life to this extraordinary blockbuster, which ... En savoir plus

    $50.99 CAD

  • Clouds above the Hill

    A Historical Novel of the Russo-Japanese War, Volume 3

    par Shiba Ryōtarō ...
    Traduit par Juliet Winters Carpenter ...
    Clouds above the Hill, a long-time best-selling novel in Japan, is now translated into English for the first time. An epic portrait of Japan in crisis, it combines graphic military history and highly readable fiction to depict an aspiring nation modernizing at breakneck speed. Acclaimed author Shiba Ryōtarō devoted an entire decade of his life to this extraordinary blockbuster, which features ... En savoir plus

    $48.99 CAD

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  • The Rising Sun

    The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945

    par John Toland ...
    Collections series Modern Library War
    “[The Rising Sun] is quite possibly the most readable, yet informative account of the Pacific war.”—Chicago Sun-TimesThis Pulitzer Prize–winning history of World War II chronicles the dramatic rise and fall of the Japanese empire, from the invasion of Manchuria and China to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Told from the Japanese perspective, The Rising Sun is, in the author’s words, ... En savoir plus

    $23.99 CAD

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  • Japan 1941

    Countdown to Infamy

    par Eri Hotta ...
    A groundbreaking history that considers the attack on Pearl Harbor from the Japanese perspective and is certain to revolutionize how we think of the war in the Pacific.When Japan launched hostilities against the United States in 1941, argues Eri Hotta, its leaders, in large part, understood they were entering a war they were almost certain to lose. Drawing on material little known to Western ... En savoir plus

    $18.99 CAD

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  • Hubris

    The Tragedy of War in the Twentieth Century

    par Alistair Horne ...
    An "eminently provocative and readable" history examining six critical battles of the early twentieth century ( The Wall Street Journal).Sir Alistair Horne has been a close observer of war and history for more than fifty years and in this wise and masterly work, he revisits six battles of the past century and examines the strategies, leadership, preparation, and geopolitical goals of aggressors ... En savoir plus

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  • The Battle for Okinawa

    par Colonel Hiromichi Yahara, Frank B. Gibney ...
    Critical acclaim for The Battle for Okinawa"An indispensable account of the fighting and of Okinawa's role in the Japanese defense of the home islands." --The Wall Street Journal"A fascinating, highly intelligent glance behind the Japanese lines." --Kirkus Reviews"The most interesting of the 'last battle of the war' books." --The Washington Post"A fascinating insider's view of the Japanese command ... En savoir plus

    $20.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Russo-Japanese War 1904–1905

    par Geoffrey Jukes ...
    Collections series Guide to...
    The Russo-Japanese war saw the first defeat of a major European imperialist power by an Asian country.When Japanese and Russian expansionist interests collided over Manchuria and Korea, the Tsar assumed Japan would never dare to fight. However, after years of planning, Japan launched a surprise attack on the Russian Port Arthur, on the Liaoyang Peninsula in 1904 and the war that followed saw Japan ... En savoir plus

    $13.99 CAD

  • The Fall of Japan

    The Final Weeks of World War II in the Pacific

    par William Craig ...
    New York Times Bestseller: A "virtually faultless" account of the last weeks of WWII in the Pacific from both Japanese and American perspectives ( The New York Times Book Review).By midsummer 1945, Japan had long since lost the war in the Pacific. The people were not told the truth, and neither was the emperor. Japanese generals, admirals, and statesmen knew, but only a handful of leaders were ... En savoir plus

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