About this title: The Pacific conflict changed the face of history, plunging the world into total war and heralding the ominous beginning of the atomic age. This Pulitzer Prize-winning history, told primarily from the Japanese viewpoint, traces the dramatic fortunes of the Empire of the Sun from the invasion of Manchuria to the dropping of the atomic bomb, demolishing many myths surrounding this catastrophic conflict. Why did the dawn air attack of Peal Harbour occur? Was war inevitable? Was the Emperor a puppet or a warmonger? And, finally, what inspired the barbaric actions of those who fought, and who speak ...
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam, Toronto
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780552667883ISBN:0552667889
Description: Very Good. xv, 1072, [32]p. : ill., maps, ports.; 18 cm. Originally published, New York: Random House, 1970; London: Cassell, 1971. Includes index. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, New York
Date Published: 1970
Description: Fair in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The dust jacket has numerous chips and scrapes. There are finger smudges and ruffling to the pages. A few minor pen marks, This book gives a comprehensive history of Modern Japan and the last days of the empire. Filled with photos and maps and a full index. The binding is tight and pages bright and clean for the most part. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Bantam, Toronto: London
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780552667883ISBN:0552667889
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Satisfaction Guaranteed, please feel free to ask any questions! xv, 1072, [32]p. : ill., maps, ports.; 18 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Maps, Portraits. Originally published, New York: Random House, 1970; London: Cassell, 1971. Includes index. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, New York
Date Published: 1970
Description: Good. No dust jacket. Map Endpapers. 2 v. (xxv, 1181 p. ): ill., facsim, maps (part col. ), ports.; 22 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Maps, Portraits, Facsimiles. Includes index Bibliography: p. [1093]-1119 read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780441670697ISBN:0441670695
Description: Good. Great reading copy! Shelf wear on cover, one faint spine crease. Moderately tanned pages, no writing, tiny spots on outer edge. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, New York
Date Published: 1970
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. Minor wear to corners and spine. Clean and tight. 2 volume set. Vol I & I I...Illustrations, Maps, Portraits, Facsimiles. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Random House, New York
Date Published: 1970
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Very good Copy Mass-market paperback, Text is clean and unmarked. binding is tight. spine is cupped with creasing, and wear, 1072-p: ill., facsim, maps (part col. ), ports.; 22 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Maps, Portraits, Facsimiles. read more
Description: First thus. 12mo., 1072pp., wrappers. Illustrated. The incredible human drama of World War II from the Japanese point of view. Pages moderately tanned, else fine. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE
Date Published: 1970
Description: Very Good. Very good hardcover with good DJ. 2 VOLUME SET. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show minor shelf wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows light edge wear with small tears. BCE.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Free Delivery Confirmation! Ships same or next business day! read more
Edition: Book Club Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House, New York
Date Published: 1970
Description: Very Good-in Very Good dust jacket. Cover has very minor edge wear with small split at head of spine of Volume 2. Dustjackets have very minor edge wear.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 1181 pages. read more
Edition: 1st (stated)
Binding: Cloth Bds
Publisher: Random House
Date Published: 1970
Description: Near fine in good+ DJ. A history, told primarily from the Japanese viewpoint, from the invasion of Manchuria and China to the atom bomb read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Modern Library
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780812968583ISBN:0812968581
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover frayed. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 976 p. Modern Library War. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Description: Very Good. Paperback. New Ed. 2001, . very good condition, clean and tight copy, light shelfwear to edges, NO marks or highlights. read more
Edition: First Edition/2nd Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House
Date Published: 1970-01-01
Description: Good in Good jacket. Clean 'Good Plus' copy with tight binding and crisp pages. Chewed lower corner on back cover and cracked front hinge. First Edition/2nd Printing. read more
"Read it as a companion to Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer. Allowed me to contrast Japanese motives for seeking empire with that of the Germans. Introduced me to Manchurian and Indonesian conquests of the 30s and the emperor worship/nationalism that endured during this troublesome time.
The book detailed Pearl Harbor and the naval battles that ensued throughout the war, culminating in the napalm bombings of Tokyo and the atomic bombs that caused the empire to capitulate."
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