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This pulitzer prizewinning history of world war ii chronicles the dramatic rise and fall of the japanese empire, from the invasion of manchuria and china to the. Ive read a lot of books about world war ii, especially the battles in the pacific, and while the rising sun doesnt go into as much depth as those other books on specific battles or campaigns, it excels at providing a detailed overview of the entire war from the american and japanese perspectives. In the epic saga killing the rising sun, the multimillionselling author and trailblazing tv journalist recounts the final moments of world war ii like never before. From its opening scene in revolutionary mexico to the battle of the marne in 1918, and on to the bordellos and saloons of san antonio during the reign of the.
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