The Rising Sun: The Decline & Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-45

The Rising Sun: The Decline & Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-45

“[ 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…

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