The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945 (Modern Library War)
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🌏Unique Japanese perspective on Pacific War
📚Pulitzer Prize-winning narrative
🕰️Meticulous historical detail & interviews
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📖 Unlock the Pacific War’s untold story—history that haunts and enlightens.
- GRIPPING HUMAN DRAMA - Beyond battles—explore the political intrigue and personal stories shaping the war.
- RICH PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIAL - Hundreds of exclusive interviews bring history to life.
- UNMATCHED JAPANESE PERSPECTIVE - Dive into the Pacific War through the eyes of those who lived it.
- TOP RANKED HISTORICAL BESTSELLER - Join thousands of readers who rate this a 4.7/5 essential read.
- PULITZER PRIZE WINNING MASTERPIECE - Experience history told with award-winning clarity and depth.
The Rising Sun is a Pulitzer Prize-winning historical account by John Toland that chronicles the Pacific War from 1936 to 1945 through the Japanese perspective. Drawing on hundreds of interviews and extensive research, it offers a richly detailed, humanized narrative of the political, military, and social complexities of Imperial Japan’s rise and fall. Praised for its readability and depth, this book remains a definitive and bestselling resource for understanding one of history’s most pivotal conflicts.
Specifications
| ASIN | 0812968581 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #163,425 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #12 in Japanese History (Books) #116 in World War II History (Books) #177 in Asian & Asian American Biographies |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,734) |
| Dimensions | 6.14 x 1.61 x 9.21 inches |
| Edition | Reprint |
| ISBN-10 | 9780812968583 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0812968583 |
| Item Weight | 2.06 pounds |
| Language | English |
| Part of series | Modern Library War |
| Print length | 976 pages |
| Publication date | May 27, 2003 |
| Publisher | Modern Library |
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