Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan (Wheeler Publishing Large Print Book Series) - Hardcover

O'Reilly, Bill; Dugard, Martin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410493547 ISBN 13: 9781410493545

Publisher: Wheeler Pub Inc, 2016

Synopsis

Portrays the events of World War II in 1944, when escalating Pacific battles between the forces of General MacArthur and the Japanese army lead to the development of humanity's deadliest weapon and President Truman's impossible choice.

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An enthralling, gripping account of the bloody battles, huge decisions, and historic personalities that culminated in the decision to drop the atomic bomb and brought the war in the Pacific to its climactic end. A masterful, meticulously researched work that captures the barbarity of the war waged by those who swore allegiance to the Japanese Emperor and by those who crushed the military might of the Rising Sun.

General David H. Petraeus, commander of the surge in Iraq (2007-8) and coalition forces in Afghanistan (2010-2011)

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"An enthralling, gripping account of the bloody battles, huge decisions, and historic personalities that culminated in the decision to drop the atomic bomb and brought the war in the Pacific to its climactic end. A masterful, meticulously researched work that captures the barbarity of the war waged by those who swore allegiance to the Japanese Emperor - and by those who crushed the military might of the Rising Sun."

- General David H. Petraeus, commander of the surge in Iraq (2007-8) and coalition forces in Afghanistan (2010-2011)

-An enthralling, gripping account of the bloody battles, huge decisions, and historic personalities that culminated in the decision to drop the atomic bomb and brought the war in the Pacific to its climactic end. A masterful, meticulously researched work that captures the barbarity of the war waged by those who swore allegiance to the Japanese Emperor - and by those who crushed the military might of the Rising Sun.-

- General David H. Petraeus, commander of the surge in Iraq (2007-8) and coalition forces in Afghanistan (2010-2011)

Book Description

A powerful and riveting book in the multimillion-selling Killing series by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

Edition details

• Publisher: Wheeler Pub Inc
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1410493547
• ISBN 13: 9781410493545
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 513