Rising Sun
Published on 7. December 2011
976 pages
978-1-84884-952-5 (ISBN)
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This magnificent 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 bombs, demolishing many myths surrounding this catastrophic conflict. Why did the dawn attack on Pearl Harbor occur? Was was 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?
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John Toland
Rising Sun
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08/2011
Pen & Sword Military
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John Toland (1912-2004) was one of the most respected and widely read historians of the twentieth century, known for writing without analysis or judgment and allowing the characters and their actions to speak for themselves. He was the author of two novels, a memoir, and more than a dozen works of nonfiction, including
Adolf Hitler: The Definitive Biography and
The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1971. Upon its original publication in 1991,
In Mortal Combat: Korea, 1950-1953 was hailed by the
New York Times for its "panoramic" scope and its skill in presenting "the soldier's-eye view of the war."
