Clint Eastwood's new film, based on these letters, has been critically acclaimed and was nominated for four Oscars 'I started getting interested in General Kuribayashi...what kind of person was he to defend this island in such a ferocious way, but also in a very clever way by tunnelling the island and putting everything underground' Clint Eastwood The Battle of Iwo Jima from the Japanese point of view 'Heartbreakingly poignant' The Times
Kumiko Kakehashi was born in 1961. After graduating from Hokkaido University, she worked as a freelance writer and editor. She is a regular contributor to AERA magazine. This is her first book.
"elegant, persuasive and even moving" Daily Telegraph "an incredibly sad and moving account of the battle" OBSERVER
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