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Clouds above the Hill is one of the best-selling novels ever in Japan, and is now translated into English for the first time. Volume III finds Admiral T¿g¿ continuing his blockade of Port Arthur. Meanwhile, a Japanese land offensive gains control of the high ground overlooking the bay as the Russians at last call for a ceasefire. However, on the banks of the Shaho River, the Japanese lines are stretched, but the Russian General Kuropatkin makes a decision to flank the troops to the left and in doing so encounters Akiyama Yoshifuru's cavalry.

Produktbeschreibung
Clouds above the Hill is one of the best-selling novels ever in Japan, and is now translated into English for the first time. Volume III finds Admiral T¿g¿ continuing his blockade of Port Arthur. Meanwhile, a Japanese land offensive gains control of the high ground overlooking the bay as the Russians at last call for a ceasefire. However, on the banks of the Shaho River, the Japanese lines are stretched, but the Russian General Kuropatkin makes a decision to flank the troops to the left and in doing so encounters Akiyama Yoshifuru's cavalry.
Autorenporträt
Shiba Ry¿tar¿ (1923-1996) is one of Japan's best-known writers, famous for his direct tone and unflinching depictions of war. He was drafted into the Japanese Army, served in the Second World War, and subsequently worked for the newspaper Sankei Shimbun. He is most famous for his numerous works of historical fiction. Translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter Edited by Phyllis Birnbaum