Ghost of War
An examination of the events surrounding the sinking of a Japanese passenger-cargo ship in the last days of WWII and the repercussions that the event caused for the next forty years. Dingman (history, USC) documents the court martial that followed the sinking, the elaborate negotiations between the US, Japanese, and Chinese governments over the Awa maru (she sank in Chinese territorial waters), and the eventual salvaging of the ship. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
373 pages
English edition · First published 1997 by Naval Institute Press · ISBN 9781557501592
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