{"product_id":"ghost-of-war-sinking-of-the-awa-maru-and-japanese-american-relations-1945-55-by-roger-dingman","title":"GHOST OF WAR: Sinking of the Awa Maru and Japanese - American Relations 1945-55 by Roger Dingman","description":"\u003cp\u003eGHOST OF WAR: Sinking of the Awa Maru and Japanese - American Relations 1945-1955\u003cbr\u003eby Roger Dingman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781557501592\u003cbr\u003eFormat: medium hardcover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePublished: Naval Institute Press 1997, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003eMeasures: 160 w x 230 h x 30 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 373\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A4\/2201\/0978\/K528\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eAmerica's greatest error in the submarine war against Japan and the effect it has had on Japanese-American relations ever since.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 1 April 1945, the USS Queenfish sank the Awa maru, sending more than two thousand men, women, and children to their deaths, despite the United States's guarantee of safe passage to the ship. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with monochrome images and maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eNew with only light shelf wear on dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003eScarce locally\u003cbr\u003eSee our many other listings on submarines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450588512548,"sku":null,"price":49.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/imagescomingsoon.jpg?v=1787169984","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/ghost-of-war-sinking-of-the-awa-maru-and-japanese-american-relations-1945-55-by-roger-dingman","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}