Isbn: 9798250590334 - the girlfriends of the rising sun: spies, secret societies, and the birth of the kamikaze (the goddesses of the world) (4 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. In an empire built on duty, survival has a price.A princess without a country.A spy without allegiance.A woman trapped between collapsing empires.Yoshiko Kawashima-Manchu royal, Japanese intelligence asset, and master of disguise-moves through courts, brothels, barracks, and the shadowed rooms where history is shaped in whispers rather than proclamations. As Imperial Japan accelerates toward total war, Yoshiko becomes both witness and participant: recruiting informants, navigating espionage networks, manipulating powerful men, and recording a world sliding toward catastrophe. Around her, secret societies thrive, spies trade loyalty for survival, and ambition disguises itself as destiny.From Manchuria and Shanghai to Tokyo's failed rebellion, from Richard Sorge's web of espionage to Pearl Harbor, Manzanar, Unit 731, and the birth of the kamikaze, The Girlfriends of the Rising Sun follows the hidden machinery behind war-where intelligence, ideology, and sacrifice become weapons of empire. Darkly ironic and meticulously researched, this historical novel offers no simple heroes and no easy villains. War here is not merely a clash of nations, but of egos-scientists, generals, ideologues, and emperors, each convinced they are saving the future.When the ashes finally settle, only one question remains: Who survives history-and who is erased by it? This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. In an empire built on duty, survival has a price.A princess without a country.A spy without allegiance.A woman trapped between collapsing empires.Yoshiko Kawashima-Manchu royal, Japanese intelligence asset, and master of disguise-moves through courts, brothels, barracks, and the shadowed rooms where history is shaped in whispers rather than proclamations. As Imperial Japan accelerates toward total war, Yoshiko becomes both witness and participant: recruiting informants, navigating espionage networks, manipulating powerful men, and recording a world sliding toward catastrophe. Around her, secret societies thrive, spies trade loyalty for survival, and ambition disguises itself as destiny.From Manchuria and Shanghai to Tokyo's failed rebellion, from Richard Sorge's web of espionage to Pearl Harbor, Manzanar, Unit 731, and the birth of the kamikaze, The Girlfriends of the Rising Sun follows the hidden machinery behind war-where intelligence, ideology, and sacrifice become weapons of empire. Darkly ironic and meticulously researched, this historical novel offers no simple heroes and no easy villains. War here is not merely a clash of nations, but of egos-scientists, generals, ideologues, and emperors, each convinced they are saving the future.When the ashes finally settle, only one question remains: Who survives history-and who is erased by it? This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …