"In 1932, Japan was in crisis. Naval officers had assassinated the prime minister. The military had a stranglehold on the government. War with Russia loomed, and propaganda campaigns swept the country, urging schoolchildren to give money to procure planes and tanks. Into this maelstrom stepped Joseph C. Grew, America's most experienced and talented diplomat. When Grew was appointed to serve as ambassador to Japan, not only was the country in turmoil,...

A "behind-the-scenes account of the 116 days leading up to the American attack on Hiroshima"--P. [2] of jacket.

Non-Fіkshn tryler Opovіdʹ pro odne z naĭdolenosnіshykh rіshenʹ v amerykansʹkіĭ іstorії Bestseler The New York Times Shostoho serpnia 1945 roku na Khіrosіmu bulo skynuto atomnu bombu. TSia podіia v odnu mytʹ zatiahnula svіt u novu dobu - dobu zbroї, nadіlenoї takoiu nyshchіvnoiu mohuttiu, shcho pered neiu ne vstoїtʹ hetʹ nіchoho. Ta tsʹoho nіkoly b ne stalosia bez volі liudeĭ, iakі sanktsіonuvaly, rozroblialy ta hotuvaly...

"A highly-designed and illustrated (including graphic novel panels) overview the truths and lies about the attack on Pearl Harbor"--

Explores the relationship between the United States and Japan that led to the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 1941, and to the United States' entry into World War II.

Traces the rise of Japan as a military power and the emergence of the United States as a world superpower that found itself drawn into World War II after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Explains the background to the United States' involvement in World War II and details the events of December 7, 1941.

"Based on previously unpublished research, noted historian D. M. Giangreco provides a concise account of President Harry S. Truman's decision to drop the atom bomb during World War II, focusing on the question: What did Truman know, and when did he know it?"--