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Author Oda, Makoto, 1932-2007.

Title The Breaking Jewel.

Publication Info. New York : Columbia University Press, 2003.

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Description 1 online resource (160 pages).
Series Weatherhead Books on Asia
Weatherhead books on Asia.
Note Print version record.
Contents Cover; Half title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; The Breaking Jewel.
Summary Set on an island in the South Pacific during the final days of World War II, when the tide has turned against Japan and the war has unmistakably become one of attrition, The Breaking Jewel offers a rare depiction of the Pacific War from the Japanese side and captures the essence of Japan's doomed imperial aims. The novel opens as a small force of Japanese soldiers prepares to defend a tiny and ultimately insignificant island from a full-scale assault by American forces. Its story centers on squad leader Nakamura, who resists the Americans to the end, as he and his comrades grapple with the ide.
Subject World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Oceania -- Fiction.
Patriotism -- Japan -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- South Pacific Ocean -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan -- Fiction.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- Asian -- Japanese.
FICTION -- General.
Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
Patriotism. (OCoLC)fst01055200
Japan. (OCoLC)fst01204082
Oceania. (OCoLC)fst01242982
Chronological Term 1939-1945
Genre/Form Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
Added Author Keene, Donald.
Other Form: Print version: Oda, Makoto. Breaking Jewel. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2003 9780231126137
ISBN 9780231518871 (electronic bk.)
0231518870 (electronic bk.)
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