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The Rising Sun
The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936–1945By John TolandNarrated by Tom WeinerLength41h 5m
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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. 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.
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Rating★★★★ 4.4 (22.4K)
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GenreHistory
Length41 hrs 5 mins
Narrated byTom Weiner
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJun 15, 2014
LanguageEnglish
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