Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan - Couverture rigide

O'Reilly, Bill; Dugard, Martin

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1509841474 ISBN 13 : 9781509841479

Editeur : Macmillan, 2016

Synopsis

Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe but is escalating in the Pacific, where American soldiers face an opponent who will go to any length to avoid defeat. The Japanese army follows the samurai code of Bushido, stipulating that surrender is a form of dishonor. Killing the Rising Sun by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard takes readers to the bloody tropical-island battlefields of Peleliu and Iwo Jima and to the embattled Philippines, where General Douglas MacArthur has made a triumphant return and is plotting a full-scale invasion of Japan.

Across the globe in Los Alamos, New Mexico, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and his team of scientists are preparing to test the deadliest weapon known to mankind. In Washington, DC, FDR dies in office and Harry Truman ascends to the presidency, only to face the most important political decision in history: whether to use that weapon. And in Tokyo, Emperor Hirohito, who is considered a deity by his subjects, refuses to surrender, despite a massive and mounting death toll.

Told in the same page-turning style of Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy, Killing Jesus, Killing Patton, and Killing Reagan, this epic saga details the final moments of World War II like never before.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Bill O'Reilly is the anchor of The O'Reilly Factor, the highest-rated news show in America. He also writes a syndicated newspaper column and is the author of several number-one bestselling books including Killing Kennedy and Killing Reagan. He is, perhaps, the most talked about political commentator in America.

Martin Dugard is the New York Times bestselling author of several books of history. He is the author of Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot. His book Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone has been adapted into a History Channel special. He lives in Southern California with his wife and three sons.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1509841474
• ISBN 13: 9781509841479
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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