Japanese POWs built an opera house on the Silk Road. The soldiers became a legend. A moving story of Japanese engineers interned on the Silk Road. In November 1947, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, over 450 Japanese POWs were involved in the construction of a Byzantine-style, three-story theater with 1,400 seats. Today, the theater is the pride of Uzbekistan. A true story revived 70 years after the war. Table of Contents Prologue: The "Japanese Legend" of the Silk Road Chapter 1: Defeat, and then Prisoner of War / Chapter 2: Internment, and the Construction of the Theater Chapter 3: Negotiations with the Camp Commander / Chapter 4: A Job to be Proud Of Chapter 5: Nagata, Suspected of Being a Secret Agent / Chapter 6: Love in the Camp Epilogue: Damoi, the Dream By Nobuhiko Shima KADOKAWA (Released 2015/09) / Size: B6 Number of pages: 237p / Product code: 9784041035375 The book is in generally good condition. There is an author's signature on the endpaper. Please check the images as they are all that is available, and only purchase if you agree. If you have any questions, please ask in the comments.