Suribachi

Author : Chica Tadakuma Sugino
Publisher : Covenant Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1645594203
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Suribachi written by Chica Tadakuma Sugino and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-05-13 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in Japan from samurai lineage, Chica Tadakuma Sugino was raised by a wet nurse and brought to America as a young girl on the aspirations of a father chasing after the American dream. Suribachi is the autobiographical story of her remarkable life. It is the story of how culture, immigration, war, racism, faith, family, and love intertwine and impact one fiercely determined individual. It is a story built on traditions, hope, struggle, success, loss, and new beginnings. It chronicles Chica's life beginning in Japan, coming to the United States, and navigating daunting challenges in a new country. She experiences cultural clashes and enigmas as she learns a new way of life and thinking, juggling Japanese values and traditions with those of America. Growing up under the shadow of a beautiful and talented older sister, Chica nonetheless nurtures her own strengths and strives to excel. Her father's various money-making schemes, involving Chica and her sister, lead to an estranged relationship with him. Forced to return to Japan as a young adult, Chica encounters being a foreigner in the land of her birth and finds faith through the kindness of an American missionary. She eventually returns to America with a heart of forgiveness and reconciliation. Suribachi is one woman's personal story, unique, yet familiar in the emotions expressed and experienced by us all. LeeAnn Shigekawa, Granddaughter

Author : Joyce Faulkner
Publisher : Red Engine Press
ISBN 13 : 0974565202
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In the Shadow of Suribachi written by Joyce Faulkner and published by Red Engine Press. This book was released on 2005-12 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven young men grow up in the US. During WWII, they l become Marines and all meet at Iwo Jima in a battle that changes their lives forever.

Author : Richard Wheeler
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bloody Battle for Suribachi written by Richard Wheeler and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1965 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First-hand account of the five-day struggle to capture the Mount by forty-six men of 3rd Platoon, 28th Marines and raise the first flag over Iwo Jima.

Author : Robert S. Burrell
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 160344517X
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ghosts of Iwo Jima written by Robert S. Burrell and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2011-11-07 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In February 1945, some 80,000 U.S. Marines attacked the heavily defended fortress that the Japanese had constructed on the tiny Pacific island of Iwo Jima. Leaders of the Army Air Forces said they needed the airfields there to provide fighter escort for their B-29 bombers. At the cost of 28,000 American casualties, the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Marine Divisions dutifully conquered this desolate piece of hell with a determination and sacrifice that have become legendary in the annals of war, immortalized in the photograph of six Marines raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi. But the Army Air Forces’ fighter operations on Iwo Jima subsequently proved both unproductive and unnecessary. After the fact, a number of other justifications were generated to rationalize this tragically expensive battle. Ultimately, misleading statistics were presented to contend that the number of lives saved by B-29 emergency landings on Iwo Jima outweighed the cost of its capture. In The Ghosts of Iwo Jima, Captain Robert S. Burrell masterfully reconsiders the costs of taking Iwo Jima and its role in the war effort. His thought-provoking analysis also highlights the greater contribution of Iwo Jima’s valiant dead: They inspired a reverence for the Marine Corps that proved critical to its institutional survival and its embodiment of American national spirit. From the 7th War Loan Campaign of 1945 through the flag-raising at Ground Zero in 2001, the immortal image of Iwo Jima has become a symbol of American patriotism itself. Burrell’s searching account of this fabled island conflict will advance our understanding of World War II and its continuing legacy for the twenty-first century. At last, the battle’s ghosts may unveil its ultimate, and most crucial, lessons.

Author : Joseph Bruchac
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101664800
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Code Talker written by Joseph Bruchac and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-07-06 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Readers who choose the book for the attraction of Navajo code talking and the heat of battle will come away with more than they ever expected to find."—Booklist, starred review Throughout World War II, in the conflict fought against Japan, Navajo code talkers were a crucial part of the U.S. effort, sending messages back and forth in an unbreakable code that used their native language. They braved some of the heaviest fighting of the war, and with their code, they saved countless American lives. Yet their story remained classified for more than twenty years. But now Joseph Bruchac brings their stories to life for young adults through the riveting fictional tale of Ned Begay, a sixteen-year-old Navajo boy who becomes a code talker. His grueling journey is eye-opening and inspiring. This deeply affecting novel honors all of those young men, like Ned, who dared to serve, and it honors the culture and language of the Navajo Indians. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults "Nonsensational and accurate, Bruchac's tale is quietly inspiring..."—School Library Journal

Author : Hiroko Shimbo
Publisher : Harvard Common Press
ISBN 13 : 9781558321779
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Japanese Kitchen written by Hiroko Shimbo and published by Harvard Common Press. This book was released on 2000-11-08 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first comprehensive introduction to Japanese cooking for the U.S. market in two decades, Shimbo gently and authoritatively demystifies for Western cooks this elegant and tasty cuisine. A master teacher gives a clear, complete and delicious introduction to a world-class cuisine. 80 two-color illustrations.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 788 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Naval History Division
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 784 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships written by United States. Naval History Division and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An alphabetical arrangement of the ships of the continental and United States Navies, with a historical sketch of each one.

Author : David W. Taylor Naval Ship Research and Development Center
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Report - Naval Ship Research and Development Center written by David W. Taylor Naval Ship Research and Development Center and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Hydrographic Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 630 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gazetteer (no. 14) Japan written by United States. Hydrographic Office and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: