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Modern Library War Ser.: The Rising Sun : The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945 by John Toland (2003, Trade Paperback)

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" The Rising Sun ] is quite possibly the most readable, yet informative account of the Pacific war."-- Chicago Sun-Times This 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, The Rising Sun 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." In weaving together the historical facts and human drama leading up to and culminating in the war in the Pacific, Toland crafts a riveting and unbiased narrative history. In his Foreword, Toland says that if we are to draw any conclusion from The Rising Sun , it is "that there are no simple lessons in history, that it is human nature that repeats itself, not history." "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

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0812968581
ISBN-13
9780812968583
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2314172

Product Key Features

Book Title
Rising Sun : the Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945
Author
John Toland
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Asia / Japan, Modern / 20th Century
Publication Year
2003
Genre
History
Number of Pages
976 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
32.2 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
D767.2.T58 2003
Reviews
"[It] is quite possibly the most readable, yet informative account of the Pacific war." -Chicago Sun-Times "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'sThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Toland's book is fresh and dramatic throughout.The Rising Sunis not only a blood-and-guts action story, it also presents for the first time a great deal of fresh information." -Chicago Sun-Times, "[It] is quite possibly the most readable, yet informative account of the Pacific war." - Chicago Sun-Times "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
Copyright Date
2003
Lccn
2003-272015
Dewey Decimal
940.5352
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Modern Library War Ser.
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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3 out of 5 stars
by me262fanJun 28, 2011
Partial history.
Events leading up to and including world war II, told largely from the Japanese perspective. Loses points for the author's personal bias that so much was the fault of racism on the part of American's. American racism didn't make the Japanese torture and kill their captives.
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by rikker2001Dec 02, 2012
Great value for the money!
This is the paperback version of the two volume hardback set. The quality of the book is great, and it contains everything that the two volume set contains. It is a very good look at the war in the Pacific from the Japanese standpoint. I highly recommend this book.

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