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The rising sun:

the decline and fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945, Volume 1
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Random House, 1970 - Japan - 1181 pages

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Review: The Rising Sun: The Decline & Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-45

User Review  - Keith Slade - Goodreads

Good account of Japan's empire and the big war. I only made it part way through but hope to finish it someday. I still have my copy. Read full review

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Contents

Gekokujo
3
To the Marco Polo Bridge
42
Then the War Will Be a Desperate One
68
Copyright

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TitleThe rising sun: the decline and fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945, Volume 1
The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945, John Toland
AuthorJohn Toland
PublisherRandom House, 1970
Original fromthe University of Wisconsin - Madison
Digitized15 Apr 2010
Length1181 pages
SubjectsJapan
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
World War, 1939-1945
  
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