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A Spy in Their Midst: The World War II Saga of a Japanese-American Hero
by Richard Sakakida told to Wayne S. Kiyosaki
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 1568330448
- ISBN 13
- 9781568330440
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
£14.52£10.16
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About This Item
Lanham, MD: Madison Books, 1995 Madison Books, Lanham, MD. 1995. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light foxing to text block top; lightly bumped upper tips; light bumping to head and tail. DJ: Very Good +; NOT Price Clipped ($22.95); light bumping to head, tail, and upper tips. Red leatherette boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 199 pp 8vo. This is the story of the only Japanese-American soldier to be captured by the Japanese in the Philippines in World War II as he was working as U.S. Army spy. He faced death as a "traitor" because of his Japanese appearance. Despite being tortured he refused to confess that he was an American spy and ironically, his Japanese cultural heritage is what enabled him to survive the beatings inflicted on him by his Japanese captors. He narrowly escaped a death sentence and was assigned to the office of a Japanese official, where he gained valuable military information for General MacArthur and also helped to enginer a daring prison break that freed a Filipino guerrilla leader and hundreds of his followers. Fifty years later, Sakakida finally tells his tale of survival and service. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015397
- Title
- A Spy in Their Midst: The World War II Saga of a Japanese-American Hero
- Author
- Richard Sakakida told to Wayne S. Kiyosaki
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1568330448
- ISBN 13
- 9781568330440
- Publisher
- Madison Books
- Place of Publication
- Lanham, MD
- Date Published
- 1995
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- World War II, POW, POW of the Japanese, Prisoner of War of the Japanese, Philippines, Corps of Intelligence Police, military spy, Signal Corps, Bataan, Corregidor, Kampeitai, Filipino Guerrillas, General MacArthur, military intelligence, General Wainwrigh
- Bookseller catalogs
- Prisoner of War; Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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