The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945
by Toland John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good (+)
- Seller
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SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1970. 954 + (1) pp, 65 ills., 7 maps, bibl., index, two-toned brown linen with orig. d.w., col. maps on endpapers. "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 atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Told from the Japanese perspective, The Rising Sun is, in the authors words, a factual saga of people caught up in the flood of the most overwhelming war of mankind, told as it happenedmuddled, ennobling, disgraceful, frustrating, full of paradox. DJ has light edgewear. Text clean. 2nd Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good (+). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
John Toland was one of the most widely read military historians of the twentieth century. His many books include The Last 100 Days; Ships in the Sky; Battle: The Story of the Bulge; But Not in Shame; Adolf Hitler; and No Man’s Land . Originally from Wisconsin, he lived in Connecticut for many years with his wife.
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Details
- Bookseller
- DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010857
- Title
- The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945
- Author
- Toland John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good (+)
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- Japan, World War II, Pacific
- Bookseller catalogs
- Japan;
- Size
- 8vo
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- Cloth
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