Recensori in anteprima

This is an authorized reprint of a classic work on the Japanese perception of failure, including extensive discussions of failed heroes in Japanese history, especially the kamikaze pilots of World War II. Numerous typographical errors have been corrected (and hopefully no new ones added!), but other than that there is no new material from the original trade paperback edition, which has been out of print for far too long. It does, however, exclude the photographs, Outline Chronology, and glossary that were included in the original hardcover edition, as essentially all of that information is available online.