| International Standard Book Number |
9781324065487
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| International Standard Book Number |
1324065486
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| Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
940.5425
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| Personal Name |
Scott, James (James M.), author.
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| Title Statement |
Empire of ashes : Truman, Hirohito, and the descent into total war / James M. Scott.
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| Edition Statement |
First edition.
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| Imprint |
©2026.
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| Imprint |
New York, NY : W.W. Norton and Company, [2026].
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| Physical Description |
xvii, 504 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of unnumbered plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Introduction -- Prologue -- Part I -- Part II -- Part III -- Part IV -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Sources -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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| Summary, Etc. |
From the acclaimed Pacific War historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist, the harrowing story of America's bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the dramatic struggle to end World War II.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-1989.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Total war.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Hiroshima-shi (Japan) History Bombardment, 1945.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Nagasaki-shi (Japan) History Bombardment, 1945.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Informational works.
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