by Mark Weber
Books published by the Institute for Historical Review are gaining increasing acceptance, as indicated by reviews that have appeared in reputable journals and newspapers during the last several years. These respectful and often laudatory reviews show that the IHR is increasingly regarded as a legitimate publisher of serious works of history. Some highlights:
How I Survived the A-Bomb, Akira Kohchi's moving memoir, has received critical acclaim both in this country and in the author's homeland. In Japan, where the taboos against historical revisionism are not as stringent as in the United States, that country's leading English-language daily, The Japan Times, praised Kohchi's book as a "noteworthy" and "authentic" personal account in a lengthy review published December 11, 1990.
The Bookwatch, a monthly newsletter published by the Midwest Book Review -- and distributed to about 600 community libraries in California and about 400 in Wisconsin -- similarly praised Kohchi's memoir in its June 1990 issue as "a moving, gripping account." The complete text of the review: More
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