Embracing Defeat
Author | : John W. Dower |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 700 |
Release | : 1999 |
ISBN-10 | : 0393046869 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780393046861 |
Rating | : 4/5 (861 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Embracing Defeat by : John W. Dower
Download or read book Embracing Defeat written by John W. Dower and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1999 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following his National Book Critics Award winning War Without Mercy on the Pacific theater, Dower (history, Massachusetts Institute of Technology) examines the immediate aftermath of World War II. He draws on a wide range of Japanese sources to illuminate how the shattering defeat and six years of US military occupation affected every level of society in ways no one anticipated. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR