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The Exchange Soldier

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312 Seiten
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Edition Forsbacherschienen am30.03.20171. Auflage
Growing up as a fisherman as a boy, Shota Yahagi attends Tokyo's military academy. He becomes a master of self-defense and discovers an affinity for the German language. As Adolf Hitler comes to power in Germany, Shota is sent there as an 'Exchange Soldier' to exchange mutual war tactics between the two newly allied countries. Later, Shota becomes an elite SS commander. As Hitler invades Poland, the war breaks out. Upon his return to Germany from the Russian front, he gets promoted to SS general and assigned to oversee the concentration camps. What he finds there horrifys him. While he rebels at everything he is witnessing, he quickly learns that questioning the operation has deadly consequences. Later he falls in love with a German woman. The problem of the concentration camps continues to plague Shota's conscience, while millions of innocent Jewish people are being tortured and murdered. Then one day Shota takes a courageous decision: He is going to take advantage of his rank and position to free as many Jews as possible with the help of Italian Partisans and French Resistance. 'Shota's story is full of thrills, suspense and romance. His life is how I would be if I lived during the World War II. Although what we do is completely different with me being a heart surgeon and Shota being a military general, and we live in completely different times, yet we have the common goal of saving lives to bring peace and happiness to the people.' (Yusuke Yahagi)

Yusuke Yahagi, M. D., was born in Tokyo, Japan, on 1/14/59. He lives in Victoria, TX, with his wife April. Together, they have three daughters, Keisha, Alecia and Kristene, and a grandson, Levi. At age 16, he moved to Kirkland, WA, as an exchange student and later graduated from the University of Washington. His early career included work as a fitness/nutrition counselor and international banker, before devoting himself to medical training at Teikyo University in Tokyo, followed by further training in Kansas, California and Texas. Today, Yusuke Yahagi is Chief of Cariothoracic & Vascular Surgery at Citizens Medical Center in Victoria, TX. Besides practicing different sports (running, weight lifting, Karate), he is a member of rock band 'Dr. Yahagi & the Mended Hearts' and enjoys acrylic painting. In 2011 and 2016, he won the Victoria Version of 'Dancing with Stars'. He has appeared in several films and TV shows, in the US and abroad, and hosts a radio show. 'The Exchange Soldier' is his first novel.mehr
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KlappentextGrowing up as a fisherman as a boy, Shota Yahagi attends Tokyo's military academy. He becomes a master of self-defense and discovers an affinity for the German language. As Adolf Hitler comes to power in Germany, Shota is sent there as an 'Exchange Soldier' to exchange mutual war tactics between the two newly allied countries. Later, Shota becomes an elite SS commander. As Hitler invades Poland, the war breaks out. Upon his return to Germany from the Russian front, he gets promoted to SS general and assigned to oversee the concentration camps. What he finds there horrifys him. While he rebels at everything he is witnessing, he quickly learns that questioning the operation has deadly consequences. Later he falls in love with a German woman. The problem of the concentration camps continues to plague Shota's conscience, while millions of innocent Jewish people are being tortured and murdered. Then one day Shota takes a courageous decision: He is going to take advantage of his rank and position to free as many Jews as possible with the help of Italian Partisans and French Resistance. 'Shota's story is full of thrills, suspense and romance. His life is how I would be if I lived during the World War II. Although what we do is completely different with me being a heart surgeon and Shota being a military general, and we live in completely different times, yet we have the common goal of saving lives to bring peace and happiness to the people.' (Yusuke Yahagi)

Yusuke Yahagi, M. D., was born in Tokyo, Japan, on 1/14/59. He lives in Victoria, TX, with his wife April. Together, they have three daughters, Keisha, Alecia and Kristene, and a grandson, Levi. At age 16, he moved to Kirkland, WA, as an exchange student and later graduated from the University of Washington. His early career included work as a fitness/nutrition counselor and international banker, before devoting himself to medical training at Teikyo University in Tokyo, followed by further training in Kansas, California and Texas. Today, Yusuke Yahagi is Chief of Cariothoracic & Vascular Surgery at Citizens Medical Center in Victoria, TX. Besides practicing different sports (running, weight lifting, Karate), he is a member of rock band 'Dr. Yahagi & the Mended Hearts' and enjoys acrylic painting. In 2011 and 2016, he won the Victoria Version of 'Dancing with Stars'. He has appeared in several films and TV shows, in the US and abroad, and hosts a radio show. 'The Exchange Soldier' is his first novel.
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Weitere ISBN/GTIN9783959040327
ProduktartE-Book
EinbandartE-Book
FormatEPUB
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Erscheinungsjahr2017
Erscheinungsdatum30.03.2017
Auflage1. Auflage
Seiten312 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Artikel-Nr.12271066
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Genre9200

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Chapter 1

Young Shota

Shota Yahagi was born in a small fishing village in Kawasaki, Japan, located on the shore of the Pacific Ocean just south of Tokyo. He spent his childhood fishing with his father every morning and then helping his father take the fresh fish to the market in downtown Tokyo. Shota always helped his father line up the fish in a pleasing manner to attract customer s eyes. He often described the details of each fish and how his customers should cook them to enjoy them to the fullest. He became popular for his knowledge of fish and advice on cooking, and his fish were always sold out by the end of the day. His father started allowing Shota to work the stall by himself.

As he worked in the market in Tokyo, Shota could not help noticing the soldiers walking around in their brown army uniforms. He admired the disciplined look of the officers with their fit physiques, neatly cut hair, ranking stripes, and big rifles strapped to their backs. He often dreamed of being a soldier when he grew up, with sharp stripes on his pants and a shiny medal of honor of his own.

One day while Shota was giving a sales pitch to a housewife, he noticed a particular army officer pass by his stall frequently. He knew it was rude for a civilian to talk to an officer, but when the officer finally stopped to look at Shota s fish, he started talking to him like he had known the officer for a long time.

We have great fish for you to take home. Would you like one?

The officer pointed and said, That one there looks good. I ll take it.

Thank you very much, Shota said as he began to wrap the fish for the officer.

Then the officer asked, What was your name again?

Shota proudly said, My name is Shota Yahagi. When it comes to fish, please ask me anything. I can tell you a lot about them. And may I ask your name too?

The officer seemed surprised. Me? My name is Lieutenant Koichi Takada.

The lieutenant tried to pay for the fish, but Shota said, We have quite an overload. You can have this one for free today. But please do come back again. We ll have more fish for you next time.

Shota was stunned that he had actually talked to an army officer.

The next day, the lieutenant returned and picked up several more fish from Shota. Shota gave a great speech to the officer about how to cook them. The lieutenant seemed impressed, not only at how neatly the merchandise was displayed but also at young Shota s energetic sales pitch.

Later that afternoon, a group of kids were playing around and throwing rocks to each other. One of the rocks accidentally hit Shota in the head. The girl who had thrown it apologized, and Shota quickly forgave her. Another rock was thrown to her, but it missed her and hit the house behind Shota s fish display, breaking a glass window. The old man in the house came out yelling. The kids were scared and they all scrambled to hide. The girl hesitated, but Shota quickly told her to get out of there. Shota couldn t leave his stall, and so he remained to face the man s anger alone.

The old man shouted, Are you the one that threw the rock into my house?

Shota kept silent.

The man asked again, even louder this time, Are you the one that threw the rock at my house and broke the window?

Out of the corner of his eye, Shota could see that the kid who threw the rock was watching the whole thing from his hiding spot, but he was not brave enough to come out.

Shota took a deep breath and said, Yes, I did, and I am terribly sorry.

The old man was a bit unsteady on his feet, and Shota thought he might be drunk. The man called his two sons to come out. They also looked like they d been drinking, even though it was the middle of the day and they should have been working. Their faces brightened when they found trouble.

The old man said, This little bastard threw a rock and busted our window. You guys teach a lesson to this little shit.

When Shota heard that, he was terrified. The two young men closed in on him, and nobody else was there to rescue him. They took turns punching Shota. They were big and angry, and Shota could not fight back. It didn t take long for Shota to fall to the ground. The two men kicked him until they were sure he wouldn t get up. With blood running from his nose and his eyes swollen, Shota could hardly see, much less stand up.

After the old man and his sons left, the girl who had thrown the rock came back to Shota to check on him. She turned his body over so she could see how he was. Shota could hardly see, but he could tell the girl was frightened. She wiped the blood from Shota s face and helped him sit up.

I am so sorry that we put you through that. I was so scared, and I couldn t move. I am so sorry.

Shota said, That s okay. I didn t want to see you getting beat up. What is your name, by the way?

Mari. My name is Mari. What s yours?

Her expression softened when Shota managed to crack a smile as he told her his name.

Soon all her friends came out to help Shota get up and clean his wounds.

They also apologized. Shota didn t get mad because he would have hated to see all the other kids getting beat up just from playing around, so he took the punishment by himself.

Shota was not in a condition to be able to go back home and didn t want to tell his parents what happened right away, so he slept on the street that night. Shota knew his parents would worry, but he wanted to wait and recover a bit before he headed home.

Early the next morning, Mari brought some food for Shota. She smiled when Shota thanked her and said that he hoped to see her again sometime.

When Shota finally made it back home, his worried parents came running out of the house.

Where have you been? his mother cried. My God, what happened to you? Are you okay? How badly are you hurt? She grabbed a first-aid kit and tried to look at Shota s injuries.

As Shota slowly entered the house, he said, I had an accident. I tripped over the showcase and fell. I lost some fresh fish too. I m so sorry.

He didn t mention anything about what really happened because he worried his parents would confront the old man and his sons and might end up getting hurt like he had. Plus, they might decide not to send him to the market to sell fish anymore, and if that happened, he wouldn t be able to talk to the lieutenant again.

Shota s mother got to work washing and bandaging his wounds.

Shota reflected back on yesterday s incident. He relived how awful it had been to take a beating and felt again how painful that was, but he liked the part where a girl had come to talk to him and had cried for him.

Shota rested one day at home. The following morning, he felt much better. He asked his father if he could join fishing with his father, and his father welcomed him.

Over the next several months, Lieutenant Takada became Shota s regular customer. He talked to Shota about how things were at the military school.

I am one of the instructors at the officer s academy. The training program is very hard for the candidates who want to be an officer, and they are always struggling with our training.

Shota thought, That s why all the officers are so disciplined. They have to go through hard training.

Shota was so proud that the lieutenant took the time to talk to him, and he started thinking of Takada as the big brother he d never had. He also started to take a serious interest in attending the military academy to be an officer.

He proudly told Lieutenant Takada s stories to his parents when he came home, but they quickly discouraged him from becoming a military man because they didn t want him involved with another war.

Though Japan had gained significant economic growth during the Great War from the war industries and international exports, fighting the German Imperial Navy in the South Pacific and Russia in the north cost a lot of people s lives. It was estimated that eight hundred thousand young Japanese soldiers were lost, and the entire country was in a state of shock for a long time after the war, which left a big scar on everyone s heart.

Shota s parents were quite happy with him growing up to be another fisherman. They also told Shota they did not have enough money to send him to military school.

But Shota did not give up dreaming about being a military officer to help his country, especially after he heard stories about how bad the last war was.

After a while, Takada invited Shota to visit his headquarters.

You seem to be quite interested in the military. Why don t you join us for dinner sometime, if it s okay with your parents.

Of course, Shota answered without hesitation, and several days later, Shota visited the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in Tokyo. He was treated well and told all the officers everything he knew about fish.

Lieutenant Takada asked, Shota, how old are you?

I am fifteen years old.

Good. When are you going to take over your father s fishing business and become the captain of your boat to be the master of ocean?

Shota hesitated. But after a moment, he suddenly stood up and said, I don t want to be a fisherman. I want to be an army officer and protect our country.

There was a moment of silence at the table as all the officers took in Shota s very determined face. But they soon broke into laughter because they knew how hard it was to become an officer, and they thought it was impossible for a...
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