Dan asked this question about Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan:
I would not be able to read anything by O'Reilly. I doubt he and his co authors could be objective in their search for a truly historical perspective. Does anyone else agree?
Randall As much as I think Bill can be a bit of a blow-hard on TV. His Historical writing are brilliant. He and his co-authors do an incredible amount of rese…moreAs much as I think Bill can be a bit of a blow-hard on TV. His Historical writing are brilliant. He and his co-authors do an incredible amount of research and try not to editorialize too much. They present the facts, present possibilities then present the outcome and how it has shaped the world. Read if you are open to learning and possibly challenge conventional wisdom. Bill is a firm believer in - If you don't know or learn from history, you are doomed to repeat it."(less)
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