Escape from Manchuria - Couverture souple

Maruyama, Paul K.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 163122297X ISBN 13 : 9781631222979

Editeur : Tate Publishing, 2014

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In the closing days of WWII, the Soviet Union attacked and occupied Japanese-controlled northern China, then called Manchuria. Immediately, misery and death from cold, hunger, disease, and brutality descended upon the Japanese civilians at the hands of the Soviet Army and revenge-seeking mobs and bandits. Nearly 2,500 Japanese died daily.

Three courageous men embarked on a secret mission and escaped to Japan to eventually bring an end to the Manchurian nightmare. In the riveting story, Escape from Manchuria, the son of one of the three courageous men narrates for the Western readers a compelling tale of the rescue and repatriation of nearly 1.7 million Japanese that began almost a year after the surrender of Japan.

Escape from Manchuria describes the indispensable role that General Douglas MacArthur and his staff played in the repatriation. It also discloses the role played by the Catholic Church in Manchuria and Japan in assisting the three men to achieve this monumental success. The heroics of the three men have not been fully recognized, even in Japan, because they took on the mission of rescue as private citizens, without the consent or knowledge of the then-utterly helpless Japanese government. This is the story of their courage and determination to save the lives of their fellow Japanese!

Biographie de l'auteur

Paul K. Maruyama, Lt. Col., USAF (Retired), was born in Tokyo in 1941. Trapped with his family in Manchuria when WWII ended, he and his family were not repatriated to Japan until January, 1947. He teaches Japanese at Colorado College and lives with his wife, LaRae, in Monument, Colorado.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Tate Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 163122297X
• ISBN 13: 9781631222979
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 410
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible