Prisoners of the Empire. Inside Japanese POW Camps, Hardback - Sarah Kovner

Many Allied POWs in the Pacific theater of World War II suffered terribly. But abuse wasn't a matter of Japanese policy, as is commonly assumed. Sa...

Reducere. During World War II, thousands of Axis prisoners of war were held throughout Nebraska in base camps that included Fort Robinson, Camp Scottsbluff a...

Nazis began detaining Jews in camps as soon as they came to power in 1933. Kim Wunschmann reveals the origin of these extralegal detention sites, t...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Heather (Professor of English, Professor of English, Marquette University) HathawayIllustration(s)...

Reducere. Wyoming's nineteen prisoner of war camps held several thousand incarcerated Italian and German prisoners during World War II. Historical records, p...

Shadowland tells the sometimes inspiring, often painful stories of German prisoners after WWII, and thereby shines new light onto Germany itself.Pu...

Publisher: Tuttle PublishingAuthor(s): Jonathan ClementsIllustration(s): over 75 color and b&w photographs and mapsNumber of pages: 320Publication ...

An unusual example of the popular but shocking Japanese POW genre.

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing LtdIllustration(s): colour photosNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 162 x 236 x 34Cover type: Har...

Reducere. DescriptionDuring World War II, many Georgians witnessed the enemy in their backyards. More than twelve thousand German and Italian prisoners captu...

Reducere. DescriptionDuring World War II, Michigan became a temporary home to six thousand German and Italian POWs. At a time of homefront labor shortages, t...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Prof. Peter (Ostasieninstitut, Germany) WetzlerNumber of pages: 256Collection: SOAS Studies in Moder...

Reducere. DescriptionA Japanese American woman's life in US internment camps and post-war JapanThe Block Manager is the gripping memoir of Janet, an American...

DescriptionThis book details the treatment of Allied service-women, female civilians and local women by the Japanese occupation forces. While a num...

An irresistibly cute and colourful celebration of Japan's thriving cat culture.Illustrations: More than 100 color photographs

Reducere. DescriptionDuring World War II, more than six thousand prisoners of war resided at Camp Perry near Port Clinton and its branch camps at Columbus, R...

Reducere. The H Block protest is one of the strangest and most controversial issues in the tragic history of Northern Ireland. Republican prisoners, convicte...

Reducere. DescriptionDuring World War II, Michigan became a temporary home to six thousand German and Italian POWs. At a time of homefront labor shortages, t...

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Covers the dramatic 15 years of Japanese Empire expansion.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): N S NashIllustration(s): 120 B&W illustrations...

Reducere. Etta Jones was not a World War II soldier or a war time spy. She was a school teacher whose life changed forever on that Sunday morning in June 194...

Reducere. Ernie Plantz responded to his country's call, accepted duty in the American Submarine Service, developed a place of worth and comradeship, and foun...

Reducere. Between 1942 and 1945, the U.S. government wrongfully imprisoned thousands of Japanese American citizens and profited from their labor. Japanese Am...

Reducere. DescriptionWhen Minnesota Veterans returned home in the fall of 1945, they were surprised to find thousands of German and Italian prisoners of war ...

Reducere. Sometimes the world of cartoon and animations surprisingly make us feel many mixed emotions; be it romance or joy.We eventually get over these feel...

Reducere. DescriptionA tale about big business, an imploding dynasty, a mogul at war, and a deal that epitomized an era of change While working at the Wall S...

Publisher: Tuttle PublishingAuthor(s): Sadao YasumoroIllustration(s): over 300 photographs and plans; 20 inspirational projectsNumber of pages: 160...

Bill Kimberlin may refer to himself as "one of those names on the endless list of credits at the close of blockbuster movies." In reality though, h...

Reducere. Discover here the works of bestseller author, Sarah J. Maas . Empire of Storms is the 5th book in the Throne of Glass Series. One of the best fanta...

This book examines the rise of the early English utopia in the context of emergent capitalism, one that foreshadows the Enlightenment discourse of ...

Combining approaches from reception studies and historical musicology, this book demonstrates how the representation of music at exhibitions drew t...

Bill Kimberlin may refer to himself as ``one of those names on the endless list of credits at the close of blockbuster movies.`` In reality though,...

A candid, riveting account of the Trump White House, on the front lines and behind the scenes.

Perfect for fans of Ikigai and Marie Kondo, Kaizen is the step-by-step Japanese way to bring positive changes into your life.

How did decolonization impact on Britain itself? And how did Britain manage its transition from colonial power to postcolonial nation? Sarah Stockw...

Reducere. This is the unlikely but true story of the Japanese American Citizens League's fight for an official government apology and compensation for the im...

The bestselling autobiography of the legendary Louis Zamperini, hero of the blockbuster UnbrokenA modern classic by an American legend, Devil at My...

Reducere. Athletically gifted, Louis Zamperini propelled himself from the tough streets of Southern California to the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and to an NCAA mi...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Ben MacIntyreNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 165 x 241 x 39Cover type: HardbackRedesco...

Reducere. Nobody is aloof to the fact that we are currently living in a global village where everything from businesses, cultures, politics to food is interc...

Reducere. Winner of the 2020 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award * Finalist for SABEW'S Inaugural Best in Business Book Award In thi...

Discover the whimsical charms and morbid intricacies of Victorian taxidermy through the unpurralleled collection of J.D Powe.Publisher: CernunnosAu...

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On December 30, 2019, Carlos Ghosn became the most famous fugitive on the planet when the former chairman of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Berthe WeillIllustration(s): 12 halftonesTranslator: William RodarmorNumber of pages: 288Publi...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): David (Kyushu University, Japan) WeissNumber of pages: 256Collection: Bloomsbury Shinto StudiesPubli...

Reducere. Learning to Bow has been heralded as one of the funniest, liveliest, and most insightful books ever written about the clash of cultures between Ame...

Reducere. In 1902, the British government concluded a defensive alliance with Japan, a state that had surprised much of the world with its sudden rise to pro...

The Tower of London is an iconic building, having held many famous prisoners since it was first built in the 1100s.

In 1952, John T. "Jack" Downey, a twenty-three-year-old CIA officer, was shot down over Manchuria. He was captured by the Chinese and held for the ...