Killing the rising sun : how America vanquished World War II Japan
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New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2016.
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First edition.
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323 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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IL: UG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 16
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San Luis Obispo Library - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2016.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 9, 16 Points

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Includes index.
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"Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe but is escalating in the Pacific, where American soldiers face an opponent who will go to any length to avoid defeat. The Japanese army follows the samurai code of Bushido, stipulating that surrender is a form of dishonor. This book takes readers to the bloody tropical-island battlefields of Peleliu and Iwo Jima and to the embattled Philippines, where General Douglas MacArthur has made a triumphant return and is plotting a full-scale invasion of Japan. Across the globe in Los Alamos, New Mexico, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and his team of scientists are preparing to test the deadliest weapon known to mankind. In Washington, DC, Harry Truman ascends to the presidency after FDR dies in office, only to face the most important political decision in history: whether to use that weapon. And in Tokyo, Emperor Hirohito, who is considered a deity by his subjects, refuses to surrender, despite a massive and mounting death toll. This epic saga details the final moments of World War II like never before."--Adapted from dust jacket.

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