Historical books from Japan
Recommended historical books (2)
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If you are into historical here are some historical books from Japan for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
1.
Geisha : A Life by Mineko Iwasaki EN
Rating: 3.5 6 Votes
Description:
A Kyoto geisha describes her initiation into an okiya at the age of four, the intricate training that made up most of her education, her successful career, and the traditions surrounding the geisha culture. Reprint.
2.
Samurai! by Saburo Sakai, Martin Caidin, Fred Saito EN
Rating: 4 5 Votes
Description:
Saburo Sakai is Japan's greatest fighter pilot to survive World War II, and his powerful memoir has proven to be one of the most popular and enduring books ever written on the Pacific war. First published in English in 1957, it gave Americans new perspectives on the air war and on the Japanese pilots who, until then, had been perceived in the United States as mere caricatures. Today, the books remains a valuable eyewitness account of some of the most famous battles in history and a moving, personal story of a courageous naval aviator. A living legend, Sakai engaged in more than two hundred dog... continue
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