Category Archives: war stories

Love and War in a British Indian Army WWII Memoir

Posted on June 21, 2020 by moonbridgebooks

Uma Eachempati ’s childhood memories of life in South India sound delightful, except this was during WWII and her father, who was a doctor and a major in the British Indian Army, was captured and held prisoner by the Japanese … Continue reading →

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The Last Cherry Blossom – WWII Japan for kids

Posted on October 27, 2019 by moonbridgebooks

I’m an adult, but recently I enjoyed reading a middle-grade historical fiction book by Twitter friend Kathleen Burkinshaw. The Last Cherry Blossom is based closely on her mother’s stories of WWII and surviving the atomic bomb in Hiroshima. These days, … Continue reading →

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Seiwa-en Japanese Garden and a WWII Japanese Internment Memoir

Posted on September 8, 2019 by moonbridgebooks

Last weekend was our big annual Japanese Festival, where our small but mighty Japanese community and our many friends work together to showcase Japanese cultural traditions and talents. It’s impressive. The Missouri Botanical Garden has the largest Japanese garden in … Continue reading →

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