WHY JAPAN WAS STRONG: Adventurous Investigations of a Yankee Hobo in Japan, Manc
by PATRIC, John
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New York 1944, Doubleday. Grey cloth, very good, 313p., end paper maps, dj. AUTHOR'S INSCRIBED & PRESENTATION COPY WITH A LONG NOTE ON 2 PAGES IN HIS PEN TO A FRIEND, WITH AUTHOR'S NAME & ADDRESS STAMPED ON THE FIRST FLY LEAF. R A R E ! A keen assessment of Japan's pre-war strength. Covers the author's experiences in Japan on the eve of war, & with a Japanese-American while in Nikko. Focus on Japanese life & cruelty to the Ainu of Northern Japan, Manchurian activities of Japan, pattern for Blitzkrieg, designs for living in Pek- ing, Nazi connection in Japan, a journey through Korea &c. FIRST & ONLY EDITION .
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- WHY JAPAN WAS STRONG: Adventurous Investigations of a Yankee Hobo in Japan, Manc
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- PATRIC, John
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- Hardcover
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- Japanese Social Science, History, Law, Economics & Eclectic Item; China: Social Science, Eclectic, All Subjects & Disciplines [no Art]; Korea: Eclectic Items On All Disciplines Of Country & Culture; Foreigners In China: All Periods;
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