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The Rising Sun: The Decline And Fall of the Japanese Empire 1936-1945 (Penguin Classic Military History S.) - Softcover
This monumental narrative history is told primarily from the Japanese viewpoint, tracing the dramatic fortunes of the Japanese empire from the invasion of Manchuria to the detonation of the atomic bomb. THE RISING SUN not only reveals an enigmatic and aggressive people fighting for survival as a modern nation, but refutes many basic assumptions and misconceptions about the motives of those in power and their conduct of the war. It is the product of years of research, hundreds of interviews and answers many questions such as: Why did Pearl Harbor occur and was it inevitable? Must Franklin Roosevelt and Cordell Hull share the blame for starting the war? What happened to the Japanese at Midway, Guadalcanal and Leyte Gulf?
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"'Unbelievably rich... Readable and exciting' Newsweek 'The most readable, yet informative account of the Pacific War' Chicago Sunday Times"
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The Pacific conflict changed the face of history, plunging the world into total war and heralding the ominous beginning of the atomic age. This Pulitzer Prize-winning history, told primarily from the Japanese viewpoint, traces the dramatic fortunes of the Empire of the Sun from the invasion of Manchuria to the dropping of the atomic bomb, demolishing many myths surrounding this catastrophic conflict. Why did the dawn air attack of Peal Harbour occur? Was war inevitable? Was the Emperor a puppet or a warmonger? And, finally, what inspired the barbaric actions of those who fought, and who speak here of the unspeakable - murder, cannibalism and desertion? The product of years of research and interviews with almost five hundred people, including President Truman and survivors of the horrors at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, this is a definitive, monumental account.
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- PublisherPenguin Classics
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0141390484
- ISBN 13 9780141390482
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages992
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