Overview of the Isao Yamamoto writings

Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff

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Title: Isao Yamamoto writings

Date (inclusive): 1996

Collection Number: 97075

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 1 folder (0.1 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Memoir and letters, relating to Japanese military activities in Manchuria and surrender to Soviet forces at the end of World War II, and to conditions in Soviet prison camps.

Creator: Yamamoto, Isao, 1922-

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

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Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1997.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Isao Yamamoto writings, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

Japanese army officer; Soviet prisoner, 1945-1947.

Scope and Content of Collection

Memoir and letters, relating to Japanese military activities in Manchuria and surrender to Soviet forces at the end of World War II, and to conditions in Soviet prison camps.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons

World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan

World War, 1939-1945 -- Soviet Union

Prisoners of war

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- China