{"product_id":"hirohitos-war-the-pacific-war-1941-1945-9781472596710","title":"Hirohito's War: The Pacific War, 1941-1945","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of Foreign Affairs' Best Books of 2016\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his magisterial 1,208 page narrative of the Pacific War, Francis Pike's \u003ci\u003eHirohito's War \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an original interpretation, balancing the existing Western-centric view with attention to the Japanese perspective on the conflict. As well as giving a 'blow-by-blow' account of campaigns and battles, Francis Pike offers many challenges to the standard interpretations with regards to the causes of the war; Emperor Hirohito's war guilt; the inevitability of US Victory; the abilities of General MacArthur and Admiral Yamamoto; the role of China, Great Britain and Australia; military and naval technology; and the need for the fire-bombing of Japan and the eventual use of the atom bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHirohito's War\u003c\/i\u003e is accompanied by additional online resources, including more details on logistics, economics, POWs, submarines and kamikaze, as well as a 1930-1945 timeline and over 200 maps.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francis Pike\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 2.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472596710","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44322410561673,"sku":"9781472596710","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_ea92ae11-71ba-4408-9f22-2b5ad4c29605.jpg?v=1750135938","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/hirohitos-war-the-pacific-war-1941-1945-9781472596710","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}