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Synopsis:
On December 6, 1941, Ensign Kazuo Sakamaki was one of a handful of men selected to skipper midget subs on a suicide mission to breach Pearl Harbor's defenses. When his equipment malfunctioned, he couldn't find the entrance to the harbor. He hit several reefs, eventually splitting the sub, and swam to shore some miles from Pearl Harbor. In the early dawn of December 8, he was picked up on the beach by two Japanese American MPs on patrol. Sakamaki became Prisoner No. 1 of the Pacific War.
Japan's no-surrender policy did not permit becoming a POW. Sakamaki and his fellow soldiers and sailors had been indoctrinated to choose between victory and a heroic death. While his comrades had perished, he had survived. By becoming a prisoner of war, Sakamaki believed he had brought shame and dishonor on himself, his family, his community, and his nation, in effect relinquishing his citizenship. Sakamaki fell into despair and, like so many Japanese POWs, begged his captors to kill him.
Based on the author's interviews with dozens of former Japanese POWs along with memoirs only recently coming to light, The Anguish of Surrender tells one of the great unknown stories of World War II. Beginning with an examination of Japan's prewar ultranationalist climate and the harsh code that precluded the possibility of capture, the author investigates the circumstances of surrender and capture of men like Sakamaki and their experiences in POW camps.
Many POWs, ill and starving after days wandering in the jungles or hiding out in caves, were astonished at the superior quality of food and medical treatment they received. Contrary to expectations, most Japanese POWs, psychologically unprepared to deal with interrogations, provided information to their captors. Trained Allied linguists, especially Japanese Americans, learned how to extract intelligence by treating the POWs humanely. Allied intelligence personnel took advantage of lax Japanese security precautions to gain extensive information from captured documents. A few POWs, recognizing Japan's certain defeat, even assisted the Allied war effort to shorten the war. Far larger numbers staged uprisings in an effort to commit suicide. Most sought to survive, suffered mental anguish, and feared what awaited them in their homeland.
These deeply human stories follow Japanese prisoners through their camp experiences to their return to their welcoming families and reintegration into postwar society. These stories are told here for the first time in English.
Book Description:
Interviews with former Japanese POWs trace their experiences of surrender, life in the camps, and return to postwar Japan.
Title: The Anguish of Surrender: Japanese POWs of ...
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. The Anguish of Surrender: Japanese POWs of World War II. Straus, Ulrich A. University of Washington Press, 2003. 281p. hardcover with dust jacket, dust jacket bumped/scuffed/shelfwear/rippling, boards clean/square but stain on front board, binding tight, text clean/unmarked, NOT xlib-- ISBN 10: 0295983361ISBN 13: 9780295983363--12.00. Seller Inventory # ABE-1646932349319
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Book Description hardcover. Condition: Very Good. University of Washington Press; Seattle, 2003. Hardcover. A Very Good, black cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, some crimping to spine edges, slightly cocked, some scattered foxing top text block edge, trace handling marks, in a Very Good, trace handling/scuff marks to panels, mild edge/corner wear, bit of sunning to flaps, Mylar protected, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 282pp., notes, bibliography, indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale (the glare in the photograph is from the Mylar). Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book. Seller Inventory # SKU1037049