Description
Reinhold Ferster and Jan Atchley Bevan have written a creative non-fictional account, inspired by historical events.
This astounding reimagining of the lives and deaths of dozens of young Japanese student soldiers during World War II is based on a cache of photos of these sacrificial warriors that Reinhold discovered many years ago. The book includes in-depth research on the history of Japan, its philosophy of war, and the worship of the emperor as a demi-god. The writers have allowed us to feel the mixed emotions – fears, devotion, stoicism, honor – of these children.
These are not the words of the student soldiers but of the authors; yet the stories are real, if not factual, and the emotions are true. The book serves as a memorial to these very young boys as well as their friends, parents, fiancées, and other loved ones. They are among the forgotten victims of the war, now remembered for the lives they lived and sacrificed.
