{"product_id":"wwii-rita-kano-9781076873880","title":"WWII: The Other Side of the Fence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMemoirs of an American Imperial Japanese Officer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eMajor Toshiyuki Nekomoto \u003c\/b\u003ewalked to his barracks under the blazing sun of this summer morning in full uniform. Nothing had gone right since he arose. The soldier in charge of delivering his horse to the home on Nishi Hakushima Street had not arrived. Tiring of waiting, he started out on his bike and a tire went flat. He returned the bike to his porch and headed out again, this time on foot. At 8:15 am, as he took one step out of the shadow of an overpass, the atomic bomb, Little Boy, detonated over Hiroshima City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eIn Honolulu\u003c\/b\u003e, the boy Tosh lived without a care in the world filling childhood days with island fun; fishing, swimming, practical jokes and his favorite pastime, defying authority. Tosh's carefree life ended when rebellious behavior got him kicked out of prestigious Punahou School. His father, to secure an honorable future for his son, sent Tosh to Japan for a strict, character building education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhile attending Nippon University\u003c\/b\u003e, World War II began and ended the future Tosh planned. He, his pregnant wife, Shizue, and two children, Yorie and Toshio, lived only 1\/2 mile from the hypocenter of the first nuclear bomb used in warfare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eThis stirring memoir reveals intimate details of Major Nekomoto commanding a British POW camp.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rita Kano, Toshiyuki Kano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 107687388X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781076873880\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d","brand":"Rita Kano","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43923928088831,"sku":"9781076873880","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_471a925d-73be-4fd3-a568-dcb2f0d37033.jpg?v=1681067500","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wwii-rita-kano-9781076873880","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}