Killing the Rising Sun conveys tales from the Pacific battleground of The second world war consisting of the questionable United States choice to establish and make use of atomic weapons. Sustained by self-confidence in their racial supremacy, the Japanese put in a fantastic effort to broaden their empire throughout East Asia. When Prime Minister Hideki Tojo persuaded Emperor Hirohito to assault Pearl Harbor, war with the United States and the other Allied forces was inescapable. While it was true that Japan had actually concurred to previous Geneva Conventions, they broke those arrangements during their war effort. From their pre-World War II intrusion of China till after the emperor accepted defeat, Japanese soldiers devoted offensive acts. These acts consisted of rape, killing, mutilation of remains, and enslavement of innocent bystanders.
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Very graphic but one of the best I've read. Gave me greater insight into what my father went through as part of the 41st Army Infantry fighting on Guam, New Guinea and the Philippines. Two bronze stars and three purple hearts.
Even as a history major in college, I learned a lot while reading this book. It was a follow-up after reading At Dawn We Slept. I would have to save descriptions of Hiroshima and the effects of the bomb were pretty gruesome, but it was all in all worthwhile reading.