THE RISING SUN: The Decline & Fall of the Japanese Empire 1936-1945.
by TOLAND, John
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
New York [1970], Random House. Red cloth, dj., very good, 954p., index, end paper maps, 8 maps, 68 b.w. photos. FIRST EDITION A monumental narrative history, told primarily from the Jap- anese viewpoint, traces the dramatic fortunes of modern Jap- an from the invasion of Manchuria & China to the atom bomb. .
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John Toland was one of the most widely read military historians of the twentieth century. His many books include The Last 100 Days; Ships in the Sky; Battle: The Story of the Bulge; But Not in Shame; Adolf Hitler; and No Man’s Land . Originally from Wisconsin, he lived in Connecticut for many years with his wife.
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- Title
- THE RISING SUN: The Decline & Fall of the Japanese Empire 1936-1945.
- Author
- TOLAND, John
- Book Condition
- Used -
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- Japanese Social Science, History, Law, Economics & Eclectic Item; World War Ii: China, Burma: Japanese & Chinese Conflict, All Related; China: Social Science, Eclectic, All Subjects & Disciplines [no Art]; ;
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