The Rising Sun
The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945
Random House Publishing Group · Print & ebook · May 27, 2003
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- Who it’s for
- A Japanese perspective traces the Pacific War through political decisions and human drama.
- Themes
- Japanese empire's rise and fall, Pacific War, Wartime politics
- Genres
- WWII Pacific Theater, Japanese History, Nuclear Warfare
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“[The Rising Sun] is quite possibly the most readable, yet informative account of the Pacific war.”—Chicago Sun-Times This Pulitzer Prize–winning 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.
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Told from the Japanese perspective, The Rising Sun is, in the author’s words, “a factual saga of people caught up in the flood of the most overwhelming war of mankind, told as it happened—muddled, ennobling, disgraceful, frustrating, full of paradox.” In weaving together the historical facts and human drama leading up to and culminating in the war in the Pacific, Toland crafts a riveting and unbiased narrative history. In his Foreword, Toland says that if we are to draw any conclusion from The Rising Sun, it is “that there are no simple lessons in history, that it is human nature that repeats itself, not history.” “Unbelievably rich . . . readable and exciting . . .The best parts of [Toland’s] book are not the battle scenes but the intimate view he gives of the highest reaches of Tokyo politics.”—Newsweek
War, Seen Close
A Japanese perspective traces the Pacific War through political decisions and human drama.
Come here for
- The Japanese perspective on decisions at Tokyo’s highest reaches
- Human drama amid war’s muddle and paradox
Expect
- A narrative spanning empire’s rise through Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- History without simple lessons or tidy morals
Where it sits
| WWII Pacific Theater | 99% |
|---|---|
| Japanese History | 83% |
| Nuclear Warfare | 29% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Japanese History
- World War II History
- 20th-Century History
- Authors
- John Toland
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Published
- May 27, 2003
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Japanese empire's rise and fall · Pacific War · Wartime politics
- Reading lane
- Japanese History