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  • A Brief History of Japan cover art

    • 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
    • Release date: 22-10-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 142 ratings

    • This fascinating history tells the story of the people of Japan, from ancient teenage priest-queens to teeming hordes of salarymen, a nation that once sought to conquer China, yet also shut itself away for two centuries in self-imposed seclusion....

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    • 47 Ronin

    • By: John Allyn, Stephen Turnbull - foreword
    • Narrated by: David Shih
    • Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
    • Release date: 22-11-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 66 ratings
    • 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....

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    • A Brief History of the Samurai

    • Brief Histories
    • By: Jonathan Clements
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
    • Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 07-02-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 395 ratings
    • From a leading expert in Japanese history, this is one of the first full histories of the art and culture of the Samurai warrior....

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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
    • Release date: 18-08-20
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 103 ratings

    • 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....

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    • The Japanese

    • A History in Twenty Lives
    • By: Christopher Harding
    • Narrated by: Christopher Harding
    • Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
    • Release date: 05-11-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 30 ratings

    • Chris Harding's enormously enjoyable new book distils Japan's long, complex and fascinating history into the stories of 20 remarkable individuals....

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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
    • Release date: 24-09-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 10 ratings

    • Listeners of this book will gain a clear understanding of what makes the Japanese, and their society, tick....

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    • The Railway Man

    • By: Eric Lomax
    • Narrated by: Bill Paterson
    • Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
    • Release date: 18-05-11
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 275 ratings
    • A naive young man, a railway enthusiast and radio buff, was caught up in the fall of the British Empire at Singapore in 1942....

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    • The Rape of Nanking

    • By: Iris Chang
    • Narrated by: Anna Fields
    • Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 05-02-01
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 619 ratings
    • In December 1937, in the capital of China, one of the most brutal massacres in the long annals of wartime barbarity occurred.....

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    • Hiroshima

    • By: John Hersey
    • Narrated by: George Guidall
    • Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
    • Release date: 17-09-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 77 ratings

    • On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book, John Hersey's journalistic masterpiece, tells what happened on that day. Told through the memories of survivors, this timeless, powerful and compassionate document has become a classic....

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    • Tears in the Darkness

    • The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath
    • By: Michael Norman, Elizabeth Norman
    • Narrated by: Michael Prichard
    • Length: 17 hrs and 13 mins
    • Release date: 09-07-09
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
    • For the first four months of 1942, U.S., Filipino, and Japanese soldiers fought what was America's first major land battle of World War II, the battle for the tiny Philippine peninsula of Bataan....

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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
    • Release date: 22-02-18
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 29 ratings

    • 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....

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    • The Shortest History of Japan

    • By: Lesley Downer
    • Narrated by: Lucy Rayner
    • Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
    • Release date: 24-09-24
    • Language: English
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    • Lesley Downer presents the dramatic sweep of Japanese history and the larger-than-life individuals—from emperors descended from the Sun Goddess to warlords, samurai, merchants, court ladies, women warriors, geisha, and businessmen—who shaped this extraordinary modern society.

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    • Japanese Destroyer Captain

    • Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Midway - The Great Naval Battles Seen Through Japanese Eyes
    • By: Captain Tameichi Hara
    • Narrated by: Brian Nishii
    • Length: 15 hrs and 20 mins
    • Release date: 13-11-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 86 ratings
    • This highly regarded war memoir was a best seller in both Japan and the United States during the 1960s and has long been treasured by historians for its military insights....

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    • 44 Days

    • 75 Squadron and the Fight for Australia
    • By: Michael Veitch
    • Narrated by: Michael Veitch
    • Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
    • Release date: 02-08-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
    • The epic World War II story of Australia's 75 Squadron - and the 44 days when these brave and barely-trained pilots fought alone against the Japanese....

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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
    • Release date: 11-10-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings

    • 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 change during this period in Japan's history....

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    • The Japanese Art of Living Seasonally

    • An Invitation to Celebrate Every Day
    • By: Natalie Leon
    • Narrated by: Alix Dunmore
    • Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
    • Release date: 14-05-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating

    • In traditional Japanese culture, people eat, sleep and wear the seasons, from kimono motifs to petal-shaped sweets, and festivals dedicated to nature’s spectacular displays.

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    • Forgotten War

    • The British Empire and Commonwealth's Epic Struggle Against Imperial Japan, 1941–1945
    • By: Brian E. Walter
    • Narrated by: Julian Elfer
    • Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
    • Release date: 25-06-24
    • Language: English
    • 3 out of 5 stars 1 rating

    • The monumental struggle fought against Imperial Japan in the Asia/Pacific theater during World War II is primarily viewed as an American affair. While the United States did play a dominant role, the British and Commonwealth forces also made major contributions.

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    • The Book of Bushido

    • The Complete Guide to Real Samurai Chivalry
    • By: Antony Cummins
    • Narrated by: John Chancer
    • Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 09-04-24
    • Language: English
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    • Dive into Japanese history—and discover who the samurai really were—in this fascinating study that reveals the flawed human warriors behind the idealistic myths.

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