Killing the rising sun :
Author
Format:
Audio disc
Physical Description
8 audio discs (9 hr., 31 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition
Unabridged.
Production / Publication Information
New York, NY : Macmillan Audio, [2016]
Summary
Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe but is escalating in the Pacific, where American soldiers face an opponent who will go to any length to avoid defeat. The Japanese army follows the samurai code of Bushido, stipulating that surrender is a form of dishonor. Killing the Rising Sun takes listeners to the bloody tropical-island battlefields of Peleliu and Iwo Jima and to the embattled Philippines, where General Douglas MacArthur has made a triumphant return and is plotting a full-scale invasion of Japan.
Call Number
CD 940.5426 O'RE
Publication Date
2016
Language
English
ISBN
9781427275868
Killing the rising sun :
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
323 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Production / Publication Information
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2016.
Summary
Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe but is escalating in the Pacific, where American soldiers face an opponent who will go to any length to avoid defeat. The Japanese army follows the samurai code of Bushido, stipulating that surrender is a form of dishonor. This book takes readers to the bloody tropical-island battlefields of Peleliu and Iwo Jima and to the embattled Philippines, where General Douglas MacArthur has made a triumphant return and is plotting a full-scale invasion of Japan. Across the globe in Los Alamos, New Mexico, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and his team of scientists are preparing to test the deadliest weapon known to mankind. In Washington, DC, Harry Truman ascends to the presidency after FDR dies in office, only to face the most important political decision in history: whether to use that weapon. And in Tokyo, Emperor Hirohito, who is considered a deity by his subjects, refuses to surrender, despite a massive and mounting death toll. This epic saga details the final moments of World War II like never before.--Adapted from dust jacket.
Call Number
940.5426 O'RE
Publication Date
2016
Language
English
ISBN
9781627790628
Killing the rising sun :
Author
Format:
Large print
Physical Description
513 pages (large print) : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Edition
Large print edition.
Production / Publication Information
Waterville, Maine : Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2016.
Summary
Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe but is escalating in the Pacific, where American soldiers face an opponent who will go to any length to avoid defeat. The Japanese army follows the samurai code of Bushido, stipulating that surrender is a form of dishonor. This book takes readers to the bloody tropical-island battlefields of Peleliu and Iwo Jima and to the embattled Philippines, where General Douglas MacArthur has made a triumphant return and is plotting a full-scale invasion of Japan. Across the globe in Los Alamos, New Mexico, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and his team of scientists are preparing to test the deadliest weapon known to mankind. In Washington, DC, Harry Truman ascends to the presidency after FDR dies in office, only to face the most important political decision in history: whether to use that weapon. And in Tokyo, Emperor Hirohito, who is considered a deity by his subjects, refuses to surrender, despite a massive and mounting death toll.
Call Number
L.P. 940.5426 ORE
Publication Date
2016
Language
English
ISBN
9781410493545
The day the world went nuclear :
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
xvii, 302 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Production / Publication Information
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2017.
Summary
Portrays the events of World War II in 1944, when escalating Pacific battles between the forces of General MacArthur and the Japanese army lead to the development of humanity's deadliest weapon and President Truman's impossible choice. Adapted from Bill O'Reilly's historical thriller Killing the Rising Sun.--
Call Number
YA 940.5426/OREI 2017
Publication Date
2017
Language
English
ISBN
9781250120335
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