{"product_id":"typhoon-of-steel","title":"Typhoon of Steel","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAn Okinawan Schoolboy's Quest for Martyrdom in the Battle of Okinawa\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA Novel\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAkira Yoshimura\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2009,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e244 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 978-1-937385-07-1 Paper $23.00\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Told in Yoshimura’s typically stark, unadorned style, the story resonates as powerful testimony to the poignant saga of the child soldiers caught up in the Battle of Okinawa.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-align-right\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Koji Tara, editor of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ryukyuanist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cbr\u003eEmeritus Professor of Industrial Relations,\u003cbr\u003eUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Battle of Okinawa was the last great battle of World War II. In terms of casualties, it was a horrific struggle with over 200,000 Japanese military and civilians perishing. This the story of an Okinawan schoolboy conscripted by the Japanese to fight the Americans as a child soldier.\u003cbr\u003e    Prize-winning Japanese author\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAkira Yoshimura\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1927-2006), renowned for his unadorned style and well-researched content, published over twenty novels in the historical genre. Of these,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eShipwrecks, On Parole\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne Man’s Justice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehave become internationally known through translations into several languages. Yoshimura often chose to depict events related to Japan’s clash with the West in the tumultuous decades following Japan’s opening to the outside world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew Zealander\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark Ealey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a freelance translator specializing in Japanese history and foreign relations.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTyphoon of Steel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis his sixth book-length translation and his third novel by Akira Yoshimura.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Merwin:Asia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43651636592753,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/6465\/1121\/files\/TyphoonofSteel_LargeWeb2.webp?v=1784049194","url":"https:\/\/asian.work\/products\/typhoon-of-steel","provider":"American Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}