The Breaking Jewel – A Novel (Weatherhead Books on Asia)

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2003
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A small force of Japanese soldiers prepares to defend a tiny and ultimately insignificant island from an assault by American forces. Squad leader Nakamura, who resists the Americans to the end, with his comrades grapples with the idea of gyokusai, the patriotic act of mass suicide in defense of the homeland.

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A small force of Japanese soldiers prepares to defend a tiny and ultimately insignificant island from an assault by American forces. Squad leader Nakamura, who resists the Americans to the end, with his comrades grapples with the idea of gyokusai, the patriotic act of mass suicide in defense of the homeland.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 136
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 14 Mar 2003
ISBN 10: 0231126131
ISBN 13: 9780231126137

The Breaking Jewel – A Novel (Weatherhead Books on Asia)

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