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Yashi Nozawa : Boy General: Becoming Samurai in Wartime Japan

Indian Town Press, Indiantown, Florida, 2016

ISBN 9781539877547

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. AN2 - A paperback book SIGNED by Yashi Nozawaon the title page in very good condition that has some bumped corners, small wrinkling on some corners and sides, light discoloration and shefl wear. 8"x5", 174 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. This book describes my boyhood life from my earliest memory to the time immediately before the Pearl Harbor attack. I was born in a part of the city of Tokyo, in 1932, the year the Manchurian Incident occurred. My father was an Army Sergeant involved in a failed coup-d'état, the 2-26 Incident in 1936, and forced to resign from the Army. This event obliged our family to move into a slum area of the city. I encountered events similar to those many children faced in their world, such as bullying, petty theft, etc. Also I observed the unique attitude toward death in Japanese communities. My mother struggled to secure a permanent job and eventually gained a clerical position in municipal government after considerable hard work of preparation and overcoming of psychological obstacles. My father, who pretended to be a modern-day samurai, guided me to have the character of samurai. He also hoped for me to become an Army General to restore his lost ideal. In school I encountered a new wave of Emperor worship and militaristic education reform. All pupils had to behave like miniature soldiers including corporal punishment, a common practice in the Japanese Army. When both parents had jobs, our economic situation improved but it also brought a new problem to us. My baby sister and I endured a motherless life during working hours. Then suddenly, all Japanese people were thrown into the incomprehensible war against the United States and Great Britain.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Paperback. Jacket: No Jacket as Issued

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