The Rising Sun: The Decline And Fall Of The Japanese Empire
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
From the smoldering ruins of Pearl Harbor to the mushroom clouds over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire chronicles one of history's most dramatic and catastrophic imperial collapses — told, uniquely, from the perspective of those who lived it on the Japanese side. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian John Toland reconstructs the full arc of Japan's entry into World War II, drawing on hundreds of interviews with surviving Japanese soldiers, diplomats, and politicians to present an intimate and unflinching portrait of a nation driven by militarism, honor, and ultimately, devastating miscalculation. Toland's masterly narrative argues that understanding Japan's war requires understanding its culture — the rigid codes of Bushido, the reverence for the Emperor, and the fatal blind spots of its military leadership. Written with the pacing of great fiction yet grounded in meticulous research, The Rising Sun stands as a landmark work of WWII history, illuminating not only the mechanics of military defeat but the human tragedy beneath it. It is a book that forces the reader to confront a war they thought they knew — through the eyes of the enemy.
Author: John Toland
Format: Paperback
Genre: WW2
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
From the smoldering ruins of Pearl Harbor to the mushroom clouds over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire chronicles one of history's most dramatic and catastrophic imperial collapses — told, uniquely, from the perspective of those who lived it on the Japanese side. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian John Toland reconstructs the full arc of Japan's entry into World War II, drawing on hundreds of interviews with surviving Japanese soldiers, diplomats, and politicians to present an intimate and unflinching portrait of a nation driven by militarism, honor, and ultimately, devastating miscalculation. Toland's masterly narrative argues that understanding Japan's war requires understanding its culture — the rigid codes of Bushido, the reverence for the Emperor, and the fatal blind spots of its military leadership. Written with the pacing of great fiction yet grounded in meticulous research, The Rising Sun stands as a landmark work of WWII history, illuminating not only the mechanics of military defeat but the human tragedy beneath it. It is a book that forces the reader to confront a war they thought they knew — through the eyes of the enemy.