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1	War Without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War more books like this by John W Dower add to wishlist Now in paperback, this monumental history has been hailed by the New York Times as "one of the most important books ever written about World War II in the Pacific". 20 pages of illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.95! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II more books like this by John W Dower add to wishlist A history of Japan, this work draws on a range of Japanese sources to offer an analysis of how shattering defeat in World War II, followed by over six years of military occupation by the USA, affected every level of Japanese society - in ways that neither the victor nor the vanquished could anticipate. Here is the history of an extraordinary ... see all copies from $3.16! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Hidden Horrors: Japanese War Crimes in World War II more books like this by Toshiyuki Tanaka, John W Dower (Foreword by) add to wishlist This book documents for the first time previously hidden Japanese atrocities in World War II, including cannibalism; the slaughter and starvation of prisoners of war; the rape, enforced prostitution, and murder of noncombatants; and biological warfare experiments.Based on exhaustive research in previously closed archives, this book represents a ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $9.76! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Hiroshima Diary more books like this by Michihiko Hachiya, Warner Wells (Editor), John W Dower (Foreword by) add to wishlist The late Dr. Michihiko Hachiya was director of the Hiroshima Communications Hospital when the world's first atomic bomb was dropped on the city. Though his responsibilities in the chaos of a devastated city were awesome, he found time to record his story daily. His diary was originally published by the UNC Press in 1955 with the help of Dr. Warner ... see all copies from $6.39! new only from $16.04! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Shomei Tomatsu: Skin of the Nation more books like this by Leo Rubinfien, Sandra S Phillips, John W Dower add to wishlist Japan's brilliant and influential postwar photographer Shomei Tomatsu (b. 1930) has created some of the most dramatic images in the history of photography. Many of his photographs have become icons of the twentieth century. This important book is the first in-depth English-language study of Tomatsu's work. Richly illustrated and handsomely ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $38.70! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Elements of Japanese Design: Handbook of Family Crests, Heraldry & Symbolism more books like this by John W Dower, Kiyoshi Kawamoto (Illustrator) add to wishlist This text explains the symbolism of more than 2700 Japanese crests, or mon, tracing their development and significance. see all copies from $11.68! new only from $14.90! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Hiroshima Murals: The Art of Iri Maruki and Toshi Maruki more books like this by John W Dower, John Junkerman, Toshi Maruki (Photographer) add to wishlist see all copies from $28.05! new only from $59.95! \| first editions
8	Empire and Aftermath: Yoshida Shigeru and the Japanese Experience, 1878-1954 more books like this by John W Dower add to wishlist This detailed biography of Japan's Postwar prime minister has had a favorable reception in the United States and has sold widely in translation in Japan. see all copies from $18.20! SVS
9	Japan in war and peace : essays on history, culture and race more books like this by John W. Dower add to wishlist This is a study of Japanese affairs, highlighting the resemblences between wartime, postwar and contemporary Japan. The author argues persuasively that the origins of many of the institutions responsible for Japan's dominant position in today's global economy, derive from the rapid military industrialization of the 1930s, and not from the post-war ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $23.40! \| first editions
10	The elements of Japanese design; a handbook of family crests, heraldry & symbolism more books like this by John W. Dower, Kiyoshi Kawamoto add to wishlist see all copies from $10.00! first editions
11	Origins of the modern Japanese state : selected writings of E. H. Norman more books like this by E. Herbert Norman, John W. Dower add to wishlist see all copies from $20.99! first editions
12	Elements of Japanese Design more books like this by John W Dower add to wishlist see all copies from $9.99!
13	Embracing defeat : Japan in the aftermath of World War II more books like this by John W. Dower add to wishlist Drawing on a vast range of sources, from manga comics to MacArthur's report to Congress, this monumental new work by America's foremost historian of modern Japan traces the impact of defeat and reconstruction on every aspect of Japan's national life. Alongside the familiar story of economic resurgence, Dower examines how the nation as a whole ... see all copies from $7.47! new only from $20.38! \| first editions
14	Japanese History & Culture from Ancient to Modern Times: Seven Basic Bibliographies more books like this by John W Dower add to wishlist A collection of seven bibliographies on Japanese history and culture from ancient to modern times. It should be useful as a research list, and seeks to include many unusual, elusive and valuable sources. see all copies from $3.35! new only from $45.42! \| first editions
15	The Hiroshima murals : the art of Iri Maruki and Toshi Maruki more books like this by Iri Maruki, Toshi Maruki, John W. Dower, John Junkerman add to wishlist see all copies from $25.30!

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