Ghost of War
by Roger Dingman
"The Sinking of the Awa Maru and Japanese-American Relations, 1945-1995"
Popularity
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Details
War:
World War II
Perspective:
Submarines
Military Unit:
US Navy
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
No
Region:
Asia
Page Count:
414
Published Date:
1997
ISBN13:
9781557501592
Description
Washington promised to indemnify Tokyo for destroying the passenger-cargo vessel, yet not one penny was paid to the Japanese after the war, and Americans soon forgot about the tragedy. For the Japanese, however, it became a symbol of their victimization in and recovery from the Pacific war.
