- Gebundene Ausgabe: 248 Seiten
- Verlag: Weidenfeld & Nicolson (8. Februar 2007)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0297853325
- ISBN-13: 978-0297853329
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 21,6 x 14,2 x 2,8 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 5.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (1 Kundenrezension)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 295.262 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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'heartbreakingly poignant.' -- Iain Finlayson THE TIMES 'this story makes for engaging and quick reading.' -- Barak Kushner BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE 'a very poignant read indeed.' -- Tom Galvin DUBLIN EVENING HERALD
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LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA reveals the true story of the Battle of Iwo Jima, the subject of two films directed by Clint Eastwood. FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS tells the story of the US Marines who raised the flag above the island: the iconic image of the war with Japan. His other film, LETTERS FROM IWO JIMAtells the story from Japanese point of view. At the heart of the story is the maverick general Tadamichi Kuriyabashi, devoted family man, brilliant leader and the first man on the island to know they were all going to die. As Clint Eastwood comments, 'General Kuribayashi was a unique guy. He liked America. He thought it was a mistake to go to war. . America was too big an industrial complex.' Unlike most Japanese officers, he had travelled abroad, spent time in America, and was under no illusions as to the ultimate end. He fought and died to delay the Americans for as long as he could. He knew that once the island fell, it would be used as an airbase by US bombers to strike at Tokyo. His unorthodox methods made this the fiercest battle the US Marines have ever faced, and he sustained resistance far longer than anyone believed possible. Kumiko Kakehashi's heart-rending account is based on the letters written home by the doomed soldiers on the island, mostly family men, conscripted late in the war. She reveals a very different Japanese army from the popular image. It is an incredibly moving portrayal of men determined to resist to the last breath, despite their profound opposition to the regime that led them into war.
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Letters from Iwo Jima is a very moving book and personal small book. Over 60 years after the battle on Iwo Jima, the author Kakehashi, Kumiko, did a thorough research, interviewed survivors and above all had a chance to read the letters of the commanding general Tadamichi Kuribayashi. Thus you get a personal account of the months preceding the landing of the Americans and the preparations on the Japanese side.
And indeed as Clint Eastwood says.... 'General Kuribayashi was a unique guy. He liked America. He thought it was a mistake to go to war. ` Tadamichi Kuribayashi had travelled to the US, he had a feeling of what America would be capable to achieve and he knew that Japan was about to loose the war. Still he took up his command, transformed the volcanic island as best as he could into a fortress and defended it together with his men till basically everybody had been wiped out.
With all the military details of underground tunnels, pill boxes, defence strategy away from the shore etc. you will encounter in Kuribayashi a loving family father, and a man with great leadership skills, vision, courage, empathy and creativity.
Read this book!
And indeed as Clint Eastwood says.... 'General Kuribayashi was a unique guy. He liked America. He thought it was a mistake to go to war. ` Tadamichi Kuribayashi had travelled to the US, he had a feeling of what America would be capable to achieve and he knew that Japan was about to loose the war. Still he took up his command, transformed the volcanic island as best as he could into a fortress and defended it together with his men till basically everybody had been wiped out.
With all the military details of underground tunnels, pill boxes, defence strategy away from the shore etc. you will encounter in Kuribayashi a loving family father, and a man with great leadership skills, vision, courage, empathy and creativity.
Read this book!
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