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An edition of Downfall (1999)

Downfall

the end of the Imperial Japanese Empire

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"These pages present the untold story of how American leaders learned in the summer of 1945 that their compromise strategy to end the war by blockade and bombardment, followed by invasion, had been shattered; radio intelligence had unmasked a massive Japanese buildup on Kyushu designed to turn the initial invasion into a bloody shambles. Meanwhile, the text and analysis of diplomatic intercepts depicted sterile prospects for negotiation before a final clash of arms.

Here also, for the first time, is a full and balanced account of how Japan's leaders risked annihilation by gambling on a military strategy aimed at securing political bargaining leverage to preserve the old order in Japan."--BOOK JACKET. "Downfall replaces the myths that now surround the end of the war and the use of the bomb with the stark realities of this great historical controversy."--BOOK JACKET.

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Random House
Language
English
Pages
484

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Subjects

Aerial operations, American, American Aerial operations, B-29 bomber, Campaigns, History, Japan, World War, 1939-1945, B-29 (Bomber), Japan, history, Aerial Bombing, New York Times reviewed, World war, 1939-1945, pacific area, World war, 1939-1945, campaigns, pacific ocean, World war, 1939-1945, united states, World war, 1939-1945, japan

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1926-1945, Bombardment, 1945

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Downfall: The End of the Imperial Japanese Empire
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Downfall: the end of the Imperial Japanese Empire
1999, Random House
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [445]-459) and index.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
940.54/25
Library of Congress
D767.2 .F73 1999, D767.2.F73 1999

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484 p. :
Number of pages
484

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OL31426M
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ISBN 10
067941424X
LCCN
99011838
OCLC/WorldCat
40783799
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212000
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693196

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