I appreciate this as well. Technically it's still a war story which is a reused theme since the beginning of time, but this new perspective piques the reader's interest.
Unusual Topics in Historical Fiction
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As a matter of fact, the author travels to these lands to get their history. For his fourth book, he traveled to China for it so I think he also did for the other three. Kater is also a good researcher on history.
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Guilty of this! These impacts on other countries may be small for the whole world but is actually big enough for the country itself. Glad that the author was able to bring us these information through a wonderful story!Gathoni1991 wrote: ↑12 Oct 2019, 14:40 When you hear about post WWII your mind quickly goes to Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan
It is refreshing to read about other places that were affected by the war.
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So much has been written about World War II, but this one was new for me. What stays with me is how the Tamiar man helped Johnny when he got the rash and then helped Jamie, Jacko and Sarah to rescue Johnny.
Many people in so many other countries around the world did their part to show human kindness during and after the war. They risked their lives, not knowing the exact outcome of their efforts. They were normal people doing heroic things in the name of what was right.
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I agree! Malaysia doesn't get much attention compared to its more touristy neighbors. I had heard about Japanese soldiers lost in the jungles of Southeast Asia, but this book really brought that to life for me. I thought it was interesting that the villains were a combination of German, Japanese, and Chinese Malay men.
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Yes the author has really put a lot of effort in researching the post world war story and presententing us with great settings. The earlier books in the series also have meaningful post WWIInaomisorge wrote: ↑25 Oct 2019, 13:39I agree! Malaysia doesn't get much attention compared to its more touristy neighbors. I had heard about Japanese soldiers lost in the jungles of Southeast Asia, but this book really brought that to life for me. I thought it was interesting that the villains were a combination of German, Japanese, and Chinese Malay men.
references which are a delight to read.
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Same here. Japan and my country is the first thing that comes to my mind.Mbrooks2518 wrote: ↑30 Oct 2019, 07:29 I like that it was set in Malaysia because I've never realized that the country was part of WW2 or even given much thought to what the rest of Asia besides Japan was doing at the time.
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