The powerful and riveting new book in the multimillion-selling Killing series by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard 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. Killing the Rising Sun 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, FDR dies in office and Harry Truman ascends to the presidency, 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. Told in the same page-turning style of Killing Lincoln , Killing Kennedy , Killing Jesus , Killing Patton , and Killing Reagan , this epic saga details the final moments of World War II like never before.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Holt & Company, Henry
ISBN-10
1627790624
ISBN-13
9781627790628
eBay Product ID (ePID)
220394711
Product Key Features
Book Title
Killing the Rising Sun : How America Vanquished World War II Japan
Author
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Oceania
Publication Year
2016
Genre
History
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.6in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
6.5in
Weight
18 Oz
Item Weight
18 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
D767.O74 2016
Publication Date
2016-09-13
Read by
Robert Petkoff
Edition Description
Large Type, Unabridged
Reviews
"An enthralling, gripping account of the bloody battles, huge decisions, and historic personalities that culminated in the decision to drop the atomic bomb and brought the war in the Pacific to its climactic end. A masterful, meticulously researched work that captures the barbarity of the war waged by those who swore allegiance to the Japanese Emperor - and by those who crushed the military might of the Rising Sun." - General David H. Petraeus , commander of the surge in Iraq (2007-8) and coalition forces in Afghanistan (2010-2011)
Copyright Date
2016
Lccn
2016-018160
Dewey Decimal
940.54/260973
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Bill O'reilly's Killing Ser., Killing the Rising Sun