Browsing: Japan

The daughter of a country parson, Isabella Bird was advised to travel for her health. Bird’s compliance with her doctor’s…

“A haunting love story wrapped in an engaging and unsettling history lesson” (USA Today): Stranded on an enemy-occupied island during World War II, John fights to survive. With time running out, his wife risks everything to bring him home. “Moving and powerfully written” (Library Journal starred review).

The classic, award-winning novel, made famous by Steven Spielberg’s film, tells of a young boy’s struggle to survive World War…

With over 4,100 five-star Goodreads ratings: This classic World War II novel, which inspired the Academy Award–nominated film, captures the bravery of the infantry soldiers who fought in the battle of Guadalcanal. “Few men write as effectively about the American army as James Jones” (Newsweek).

A New York Times bestseller and Booker Prize winner: As World War II rages, an Australian surgeon and POW receives a letter that will transform his life. “Captivating… A classic work of war fiction from a world-class writer” (The Washington Post).

Captured by the Japanese army, British soldier Alistair Urquhart overcame unfathomable hardships to survive World War II. His gripping journey is brought to life in this inspiring memoir with over 1,500 five-star Goodreads ratings.

From a Pulitzer Prize–winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author: Explore the landscape and epic history of Hawaii in this vivid read — from the islands’ days as a flourishing tropical paradise to the attack on Pearl Harbor and beyond. “Thrilling, exciting, lusty, vivid, stupendous” (Chicago Tribune).

A Prometheus and Locus Award–winning novel from a New York Times bestselling author: Alternating between World War II and the 1990s, this epic work of science fiction follows two American officers and their descendants as they uncover the secrets of the Third Reich’s cryptographers.