Killing the Rising Sun
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What’s it about?
A gripping account of WWII's final year, revealing the brutal Pacific campaign and Truman's agonizing choice to drop the atomic bomb.
You’ll learn
- How Japanese fanaticism shaped the war's end
- The human cost of Iwo Jima and Okinawa
- Truman's burden in deciding to use the bomb
- Why the atomic bombings were deemed necessary