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CLOUDS ABOVE THE HILL IBD

ROUTLEDGE
12 / 2014
9781138858947
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Sinopsis

Clouds above the Hill is one of the best-selling novels ever in Japan, and is now translated into English for the first time. Volume IV begins with the dramatic battle of Mukden where Akiyama YoshifuruâÇÖs cavalry play a major part in the action against the Cossacks. Meanwhile, Admiral TÅìgÅìâÇÖs fleet sail to the Tsushima strait to intercept the Baltic Fleet en route to Vladivostok. With the help of Akiyama SaneyukiâÇÖs strategies, the Baltic Fleet is totally destroyed and the Japanese fleet make a triumphant return to Yokohama. An epic portrait of Japan in crisis,áClouds above the Hillácombines graphic military history and highly readable fiction to depict an aspiring nation modernizing at breakneck speed.