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The Rising Sun

The Decline And Fall Of The Japanese Empire, 1936–1945

John Toland
4.6
(128)
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Duration
41h 9m
Year
2014
Language
English
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing

About

The Pulitzer Prize-winning history of World War II chronicles the dramatic rise and fall of the Japanese empire, from the invasion of Manchuria and China to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Told from the Japanese perspective, it is, in the author's words, a factual saga of people caught up in the flood of the most overwhelming war of mankind, told as it happened - muddled, ennobling, disgraceful, frustrating, full of paradox.

Related Subjects

  • Japan
  • Asia
  • History
  • Adult Nonfiction
  • General (Military)
  • Military
  • General (Modern)
  • Modern
  • General (World War II)
  • World War II
  • Wars & Conflicts
  • General (20th Century)
  • 20th Century

Reviews

"Unbelievably rich…readable and exciting…The best parts of [Toland's] book are not the battle scenes but the intimate view he gives of the highest reaches of Tokyo politics."
Newsweek
"Similar in scope to William Shirer's The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Toland's book is fresh and dramatic throughout. The Rising Sun is not only a blood-and-guts action story, it also presents for the first time a great deal of fresh information."
Chicago Sun-Times

Artists

John TolandAuthor
Tom WeinerReader

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