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A Destiny Between Two Worlds: A Novel about Okinawa
Fuqua, Jr., Jacques L.
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Description for A Destiny Between Two Worlds: A Novel about Okinawa
Paperback. That fateful October 1944 morning offered no inkling that the lives of thousands of Okinawans would be profoundly changed�forever. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 244.
As Munekazu awoke that fateful morning in October 1944, dawn offered no inkling that his life, or the lives of hundreds of thousands of other Okinawans, would be profoundly changed-forever. The American enemy's bombs that rained down and exploded throughout the city that day razed seventy-five percent of Naha, the capital, and killed nearly 1,000 of its residents. No one, however, realized that this was but a prelude to the devastation that would follow only six months later with the U.S invasion of Okinawa, leading to the near obliteration of the island's culture and society. Munekazu and other islanders would ... Read more
As Munekazu awoke that fateful morning in October 1944, dawn offered no inkling that his life, or the lives of hundreds of thousands of other Okinawans, would be profoundly changed-forever. The American enemy's bombs that rained down and exploded throughout the city that day razed seventy-five percent of Naha, the capital, and killed nearly 1,000 of its residents. No one, however, realized that this was but a prelude to the devastation that would follow only six months later with the U.S invasion of Okinawa, leading to the near obliteration of the island's culture and society. Munekazu and other islanders would ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Top Hat Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782798927
SKU
V9781782798927
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About Fuqua, Jr., Jacques L.
Jacques L. Fuqua, Jr. has spent the better part of his adult life associated with East Asia, particularly Japan and Korea. He lived and worked in the region for eleven years involved in international security negotiations as a U.S. Army officer and continues to travel to the region regularly as a university administrator.
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