Author

Publication

2011 - Pen & Sword Military, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, England

Language

English

Word Count

238,500 words, Guess

Page Count

954 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101848845251
  • ISBN-139781848845251
  • Library of Congress Control Number2011500397
  • OCLC Control Number750242358
  • Better World Books9781848845251
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCD767.2 .T58 2011
  • LCCD767.2.T58 2011

Description

This Pulitzer Prize-winning history, told primarily from the Japanese point of view, traces the dramatic fortunes of the Empire of the Sun from the invasion of Manchuria to the dropping of the atomic bombs, and demolishes many myths surrounding this catastrophic conflict. Why did the dawn attack on Pearl Harbor occur? Was this inevitable? Was the Emperor a puppet or a warmonger? And, finally, what inspired the barbaric actions of those who fought, and those who speak here of the unspeakable - murder, cannibalism and desertion?

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The rising sun: the decline and fall of the Japanese Empire 1936-1945Pen & Sword Military2011-01-01

Reader Reviews

No reviews yet for this book.

Be the first to share your thoughts!