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M Translation Series Set 03 includes "Retribution of Sin: War Memories of Germany and Japan", "The Man Who Came Back Alive: An Ordinary Japanese Soldier's Life History of World War II and Post-War", and "Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism". "Retribution of Sin: War Memories of Germany and Japan" Seventy years after the end of World War II, when the just side cheered victory, how did Germany and Japan, the two "dangerous nations", face their disgraceful past? The two seemingly different countries are actually full of gray areas where it is difficult to distinguish right from wrong. Visiting the ambiguous corners of history and capturing the subtext behind the high-sounding words, the author also does not forget to ask again and again: Who should pay for this sin? "The Man Who Came Back Alive" is the first book to chronicle the life history of Japan before and after World War II from the perspective of ordinary people. The protagonist in the book, Xiao Xiong Kenji (the author's father), was born in 1925. He was drafted and sent to Northeast China at the age of nineteen. He was later detained by the Soviet Union in a prisoner of war camp and worked in the harsh Siberia for three years. "The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism" In 1922, Pius XI was elected as the pope, and a few months later, Mussolini became the Prime Minister of Italy. The relationship between the two men was concealed under the illusion that the Holy See had fought heroically against the Fascists since before the war. The two people's interest alliance, which was full of intrigues and ultimately shaky, changed the fate of millions of people, and the nightmare of World War II began.