| The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945 Contributor(s): Toland, John (Author), Weiner, Tom (Read by) |
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ISBN: 148299397X ISBN-13: 9781482993974 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $58.46 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: June 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Japan - History | Military - World War Ii - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 940.535 |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 1930's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This Pulitzer Prize-winning history of World War II chronicles the dramatic rise and fall of the Japanese empire, from the invasion of Manchuria and China to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Told from the Japanese perspective, The Rising Sun is, in the author's words, "a factual saga of people caught up in the flood of the most overwhelming war of mankind, told as it happened--muddled, ennobling, disgraceful, frustrating, full of paradox." In weaving together the historical facts and human drama leading up to and culminating in the war in the Pacific, Toland crafts a riveting and unbiased narrative history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Toland, John: - John Toland (1912-2004) was an award-winning American author and one of the most widely read military historians of the twentieth century. His most well-known work is perhaps The Rising Sun, winner of the 1971 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and the first book in English to tell the story of the Pacific War from the Japanese perspective. Although primarily an author of historical nonfiction, Toland also wrote novels, plays, and short stories. Among his published books were four New York Times bestsellers: But Not in Shame, The Last Hundred Days, Adolf Hitler, and Infamy. Weiner, Tom: -Tom Weiner, a dialogue director and voice artist best known for his roles in video games and television shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Transformers, is an Earphones Award winner and Audie Award finalist. He is a former member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. |
