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A Brief History of Japan
- Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun
- By: Jonathan Clements
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
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With intelligence and wit, author Jonathan Clements blends documentary and storytelling styles to connect the past, present, and future of Japan, and in broad yet detailed strokes reveals a country of paradoxes: a modern nation steeped in ancient traditions; a democracy with an emperor as head of state; a famously safe society built on 108 volcanoes resting on the world's most active earthquake zone; a fast-paced urban and technologically advanced country whose land consists predominantly of mountains and forests.
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Informative, frank and well-narrated
- By JayD on 26-08-2024
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A Brief History of Japan
- Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 22-10-2019
- Language: English
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Japan's Infamous Unit 731
- Firsthand Accounts of Japan's Wartime Human Experimentation Program
- By: Hal Gold, Yuma Totani - foreword
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
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Some of the cruelest deeds of Japan's war in Asia did not occur on the battlefield, but in quiet, antiseptic medical wards in obscure parts of China. Far from front lines and prying eyes, Japanese doctors and their assistants subjected human guinea pigs to gruesome medical experiments in the name of science and Japan's wartime chemical and biological warfare research. Author Hal Gold draws upon a wealth of sources to construct a portrait of the Imperial Japanese Army's most notorious medical unit, giving an overview of its history and detailing its most shocking activities.
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Terrible truths
- By Anonymous User on 07-03-2024
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Japan's Infamous Unit 731
- Firsthand Accounts of Japan's Wartime Human Experimentation Program
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 18-08-2020
- Language: English
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A History of Japan
- Revised Edition
- By: R. H. P. Mason, J. G. Caiger
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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A classic of Japanese history, this audiobook is the preeminent work on the history of Japan. Newly revised and updated, A History of Japan is a single-volume complete history of the nation of Japan. Starting in ancient Japan during its early pre-history period, A History of Japan covers every important aspect of history and culture through feudal Japan to the post-Cold War period and collapse of the bubble economy in the early 1990s. Recent findings shed additional light on the origins of Japanese civilization and the birth of Japanese culture.
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The best general history of Japan in any language
- By Anonymous User on 19-06-2024
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A History of Japan
- Revised Edition
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 27-11-2018
- Language: English
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Shattered Sword
- The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway
- By: Jonathan Parshall, Anthony Tully
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 24 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Many consider the Battle of Midway to have turned the tide of the Pacific War. It is without question one of the most famous battles in history. Now, for the first time since Gordon W. Prange's best-selling Miracle at Midway, Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully offer a new interpretation of this great naval engagement. Shattered Sword makes extensive use of Japanese primary sources. It also corrects the many errors of Mitsuo Fuchida's Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan It thus forces a major, potentially controversial reevaluation of the great battle.
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A superb piece of historical writing
- By ST on 24-07-2020
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Shattered Sword
- The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 24 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 16-04-2019
- Language: English
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47 Ronin
- By: John Allyn, Stephen Turnbull - foreword
- Narrated by: David Shih
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
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For those looking for the real story behind the fictionalized movie account of the 47 Ronin story, this is the definitive, fascinating account of this unforgettable tale of a band of samurai who defied the Emperor to avenge the disgrace and death of their master, and faced certain death as a result. It led to one of the bloodiest episodes in Japanese history, and in the process, created a new set of heroes in Japan.
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Legend rooted in history
- By Jeremy J on 22-10-2019
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47 Ronin
- Narrated by: David Shih
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 22-11-2013
- Language: English
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To Hell and Back
- The Last Train from Hiroshima
- By: Charles Pellegrino
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 18 hrs and 16 mins
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To Hell and Back offers listeners a stunning "you are there" time capsule, wrapped in elegant prose. Charles Pellegrino's scientific authority and close relationship with the A-bomb survivors make his account the most gripping and authoritative ever written.
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To Hell and Back
- The Last Train from Hiroshima
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 18 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 21-07-2020
- Language: English
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Hiroshima Diary
- The Journal of a Japanese Physician, August 6-September 30, 1945
- By: Michihiko Hachiya MD
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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The late Dr. Michihiko Hachiya was director of the Hiroshima Communications Hospital when the world's first atomic bomb was dropped on the city. Though his responsibilities in the appalling chaos of a devastated city were awesome, he found time to record the story daily, with compassion and tenderness. Dr. Hachiya's compelling diary was originally published by the UNC Press in 1955, with the help of Dr. Warner Wells of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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A precious poignant "peace" of history.
- By Helen H on 23-09-2018
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Hiroshima Diary
- The Journal of a Japanese Physician, August 6-September 30, 1945
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 26-11-2014
- Language: English
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The Japanese Mind
- Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture
- By: Roger J. Davies, Osamu Ikeno
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
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Listeners of this book will gain a clear understanding of what makes the Japanese, and their society, tick.
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The Japanese Mind
- Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 24-09-2019
- Language: English
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The Book of Yokai
- Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore
- By: Michael Dylan Foster
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
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Drawing on years of research in Japan, Michael Dylan Foster unpacks the history and cultural context of yokai, tracing their roots, interpreting their meanings, and introducing people who have hunted them through the ages. In this delightful and accessible narrative, listeners will explore the roles played by these mysterious beings within Japanese culture and will also learn of their abundance and variety through detailed entries on more than 50 individual creatures.
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Beyond a normal codex.
- By Anonymous User on 09-08-2021
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The Book of Yokai
- Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 25-12-2018
- Language: English
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Hagakure
- The Secret Wisdom of the Samurai
- By: Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Alexander Bennett - translator
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
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The comprehensive and accurate edition of the Hagakure is a must-have for serious martial artists or fans of samurai and the Bushido code.
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Well rounded, easy listening.
- By Anonymous User on 05-09-2021
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Hagakure
- The Secret Wisdom of the Samurai
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 16-04-2019
- Language: English
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Emperor of Japan
- Meiji and His World, 1852-1912
- By: Donald Keene
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 38 hrs and 13 mins
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Little has been written about the strangely obscured figure of Meiji himself, the first Japanese emperor ever to meet a European. But now, Donald Keene sifts the available evidence to present a rich portrait not only of Meiji but also of rapid and sometimes violent change during this pivotal period in Japan's history. Emperor of Japan conveys in sparkling prose the complexity of the man and offers an unrivaled portrait of Japan in a period of unique interest.
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Emperor of Japan
- Meiji and His World, 1852-1912
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 38 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 11-10-2022
- Language: English
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China and Japan
- Facing History
- By: Ezra F. Vogel
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 22 hrs and 51 mins
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China and Japan have cultural and political connections that stretch back 1,500 years. But today, their relationship is strained. China's military buildup deeply worries Japan, while Japan's brutal occupation of China in World War II remains an open wound. In recent years, less than 10 percent of each population had positive feelings toward the other, and both countries insist that the other side must deal openly with its history before relations can improve. Ezra Vogel's China and Japan examines key turning points in Sino-Japanese history.
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China and Japan
- Facing History
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 22 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 14-01-2020
- Language: English
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Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan
- By: Herbert P. Bix
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 29 hrs and 55 mins
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In this groundbreaking biography of the Japanese emperor Hirohito, Herbert P. Bix offers the first complete, unvarnished look at the enigmatic leader whose 63-year reign ushered Japan into the modern world. Never before has the full life of this controversial figure been revealed with such clarity and vividness. Bix describes what it was like to be trained from birth for a lone position at the apex of the nation's political hierarchy and as a revered symbol of divine status.
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informative
- By James.Dean.Bell on 30-09-2023
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Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 29 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 04-12-2018
- Language: English
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Strong Men Armed
- The United States Marines Against Japan
- By: Robert Leckie
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 17 hrs and 14 mins
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Written by Robert Leckie, whose wartime exploits are featured in the Tom Hanks/Steven Spielberg HBO miniseries The Pacific, Strong Men Armed is the perennial bestselling classic account of the U.S. Marines' relentless drive through the Pacific during World War II.
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One of the very best of kind!
- By Lii Veskimägi on 13-02-2021
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Strong Men Armed
- The United States Marines Against Japan
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 17 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 09-09-2010
- Language: English
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The Last Manchu
- The Autobiography of Henry Pu Yi, Last Emperor of China
- By: Paul Kramer, Henry Pu Yi
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
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In 1908, at the age of two, Henry Pu Yi ascended to become the last emperor of the centuries-old Manchu dynasty. After revolutionaries forced Pu Yi to abdicate in 1911, the young emperor lived for 13 years in Peking’s Forbidden City, but with none of the power his birth afforded him. The remainder of Pu Yi’s life was lived out in a topsy-turvy fashion: fleeing from a Chinese warlord, becoming head of a Japanese puppet state, being confined to a Russian prison in Siberia, and enduring taxing labor.
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Wonderful story
- By josie hay on 01-07-2023
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The Last Manchu
- The Autobiography of Henry Pu Yi, Last Emperor of China
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 27-01-2013
- Language: English
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Rising Sun, Falling Skies
- The Disastrous Java Sea Campaign of World War II
- By: Jeffrey Cox
- Narrated by: Theodore O'Brien
- Length: 22 hrs and 49 mins
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Few events have ever shaken a country in the way that the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor affected the United States. After the devastating attack, Japanese forces continued to overwhelm the Allies, attacking Malaya with its fortress of Singapore, and taking resource-rich islands in the Pacific - Borneo, Sumatra, and Java - in their own blitzkrieg offensive. Allied losses in these early months after America's entry into the war were great, and among the most devastating were those suffered during the Java Sea Campaign.
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Pronunciation of place names
- By Stephen Grenville on 01-11-2021
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Rising Sun, Falling Skies
- The Disastrous Java Sea Campaign of World War II
- Narrated by: Theodore O'Brien
- Length: 22 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 21-04-2021
- Language: English
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The Rise of Modern Japan
- By: Mark J. Ravina, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Mark J. Ravina
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
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Noted Japan expert Professor Mark J. Ravina of the University of Texas at Austin covers the politics, economics, and culture of the island nation since World War II - a conflict that saw the end of Japan’s dream of regional conquest, which Professor Ravina calls Empire 1.0. The country’s postwar leaders radically changed course, renouncing a strong military to pursue Empire 2.0 - Japan as an economic colossus.
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Excellent and engaging
- By Anonymous User on 04-11-2023
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The Rise of Modern Japan
- Narrated by: Mark J. Ravina
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 05-11-2021
- Language: English
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Morning Star, Midnight Sun
- The Early Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign of World War II August–October 1942
- By: Jeffrey R. Cox
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 20 hrs and 42 mins
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Following the disastrous Java Sea campaign, the Allies went on the offensive in the Pacific in a desperate attempt to halt the Japanese forces that were rampaging across the region. With the conquest of Australia a very real possibility, the stakes were high. Their target: the Japanese-held Soloman Islands, in particular the southern island of Guadalcanal. Hamstrung by arcane pre-war thinking and a bureaucratic mind-set, the US Navy had to adapt on the fly in order to compete with the mighty Imperial Japanese Navy, whose ingenuity had fostered the creation of its Pacific empire.
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An exceptional story and well narrated
- By IRB on 28-07-2020
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Morning Star, Midnight Sun
- The Early Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign of World War II August–October 1942
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 20 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 22-02-2018
- Language: English
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Code of the Samurai
- A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu of Taira Shigesuke
- By: Thomas Cleary
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
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Code of the Samurai is a 400-year-old explication of the rules and expectations embodied in Bushido, the Japanese Way of the Warrior. With a bright, conversational narrative by Thomas Cleary, this book is indispensable to corporate executives, students of Asian culture, martial artists, or anyone sincerely interested in Japan and its people.
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Code of the Samurai
- A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu of Taira Shigesuke
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 13-10-2020
- Language: English
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The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps
- The Bloody Battles and Intrigues of the Shinsengumi
- By: Romulus Hillsborough
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
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The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps tells the thrilling story of the Shinsengumi - the legendary corps of Samurai warriors tasked with keeping order in Kyoto during the final chaotic years of the Tokugawa Shogunate (1600-1868).
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The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps
- The Bloody Battles and Intrigues of the Shinsengumi
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 10-08-2021
- Language: English
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