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title: "Japan 1945: A U.S. Marine's Photographs from Ground Zero Paperback – April 15, 2008"
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# Japan 1945: A U.S. Marine's Photographs from Ground Zero Paperback – April 15, 2008

**Brand:** joe o'donnell
**Price:** € 147.39
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- **What is this?** Japan 1945: A U.S. Marine's Photographs from Ground Zero Paperback – April 15, 2008 by joe o'donnell
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Good Condition
  

*by L***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 3, 2022*

The book was in great condition. It clearly came from a library in Kentucky, but once I took off the plastic, the book looked nice. The book itself is great, the pictures bring tears to my eyes. Recommend.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Very moving
  

*by B***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 24, 2005*

Could it be that we see a photo of an 8 or 9 year old boy bringing the body of his dead baby brother to a site in Nagasaki for cremation? Could it be that this photo was taken by a 23 year old American Marine? Would it be possible that the Marine was mistaken, perhaps he misunderstood? Perhaps the baby is only sleeping.  Alas, the older brother's face belies the truth as the baby's body hangs lifeless. Marine photographer Joe O'Donnell was obviously moved by many of the photos he took during his time in Japan, just after the war ended.But it's not just bombed out cities that he shares with us. There are happier times when American GI's were talking to children, geisha and hotel maids and other slices of Japanese life that would interest most any foreigner (or perhaps today's Japanese even). We can only wonder how many other photos he has that are have not been published.I think Japanese history is at its most interesting when it interacts (or collides) with other countries.  O'Donnell shares with us images of a Japan that no longer is.  Perhaps Japan never has publicly atoned for its war time actions sufficiently; but this book shows clearly that it certainly was punished sufficiently.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A very moving set of photographs
  

*by C***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 8, 2013*

Shortly after the US "army of invasion" turned into an "army of occupation," O'Donnell was in Japan taking photos.  Some will seem familiar and some will seem odd, indeed (US soldiers and Japanese together, smiling).  The most moving photo is of the little boy with his dead sibling strapped on his back . . . at the edge of a an area reserved for cremations . . . a little boy doing his brotherly and cultural duty, perhaps an orphan now, but in any event a little boy whose world has been destroyed around him, dealing as best he could with what confronted him (the most immediate was:  how to respectfully handle the remains of his dead sibling, who was perhaps a year or so old).Words are wonderful, but sometimes photos just "hit the mark" so much better, as here.

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