Killing the rising sun : how America vanquished World War II Japan
O'Reilly, Bill2016
Book
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 dishonour. Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard take 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.
Main title:
Killing the rising sun : how America vanquished World War II Japan / Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard.
Author:
O'Reilly, Bill, authorDugard, Martin, author
Imprint:
London : Macmillan, 2016.
Collation:
323 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781509841479 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.5426
Language:
English
BRN:
2413953