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Iwo Jima: Portrait of a Battle: United States Marines at War in the Pacific
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Simply put---one of the best battle depictions I have read anywhere.Stunning pictures.Day-by-day breakdown of gains and losses make you feel like you are right there.This book made an impression on me that has not abated.Definitely at the very top of the military battles that I have read.... »
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Japan at War: An Oral History
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This book gave me great insight into how a people are injured by the lies of their government. I learned a lot about the Japanese culture.I could easily see myself in the mothers of Japan. I bought this book at a garage sale where the owner was selling all of the books they read in their Asian studies program at college. I was honestly shocked and hear... »
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Goodbye Madame Butterfly: Sex, Marriage and the Modern Japanese Woman
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Details on Japanese sexuality that make it to the English-speaking
world are usually plucked from the extremes: adult manga reading on
the subways, costume fetishes, sexless marriages, prostitution,
sashimi served atop naked girls, and one of the lowest sexual
satisfaction rates in the world. Goodbye Madame Butterfly connects
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The Making of Modern Japan
What an exasperating book. At times, The Making of Modern Japan is a joy to read, filled with wonderful translations of primary sources and with Jansen's ... »
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Hiroshige
I recieved this not knowing its large format and the images in full color on quality paper. Informative and accurate descriptions of the work. You will ... »
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Hokusai, First Manga Master
Hokusai Manga is Katsushika Hokusai's 15 volume encyclopedia of casual drawings (man-ga) or loose sketches. The last two volumes were published posthumous... »
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