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, ...
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Description: Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. 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
Edition: Ninth Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780553204629ISBN:0553204629
Description: Good. Brief summary of content available on request by e-mail. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cassell
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780304938056ISBN:030493805X
Description: Hardcover, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in fair all round condition, suitable as a reading copy. Ships within 24 hours. pp., 1550grams, ISBN: 030493805x. read more
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
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
Description: Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. 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: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House
Date Published: 1970
Description: Good+ with no dust jacket. No edition/printing given. Orange/red boards/ title in America/Japanese gold lettering. Light obard usage showing. Mapped endpapers. Text is quite clean/tight HOWEVER there is some orange crayoning on endpapers and some text.; Vol. 2; 8vo; 547-1181 pages. 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
Edition: Modern Library Pbk. EdUpdated_Month1|-1
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Modern Library Inc
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780812968583ISBN:0812968581
Description: Used-Good. Cover has marks/creasing reading content fine. 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
"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."
"Wow, Japan had logical reasons for attacking us. Who knew? Japan viewed its expansion in Asia as equivalent to the U.S. continental expansion and power grab in the western hemisphere.
Why would the U.S. stop another with a near identical view of national destiny. Japan adopted All-American values like crushing "lesser" people, gobbling resources for exploitation, and providing economic opportunity for a burgeoning population at home. All this was conducted under a parliamentary democracy determined to bring a "better way" to less fortunate souls abroad. Sounds like good people. Really, there were many millions of acres of untapped land, minerals, and ocean views begging for good management in southeast Asia.
It was Japan's drive for oil to fuel this ambition that gave the U.S. an opportunity to intercede. The U.S. blockade triggered a frenzy of diplomatic efforts to carve up Asia to both country's liking. America, however, did not show flexibility toward Japanese expansion. Yes, America could certainly use another slice of this or that, but Japan should get back to its own islands.
With days of fuel remaining, the Japanese military brass gained the upper hand in government planning. At great risk, the attack on Pearl Harbor was launched and a nation's destiny was carved in stark terms."
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