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Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan (Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series) Hardcover – September 13, 2016

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The powerful and riveting new book in the multimillion-selling Killing series by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

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 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, FDR dies in office and Harry Truman ascends to the presidency, 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. Told in the same page-turning style of
Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy, Killing Jesus, Killing Patton, and Killing Reagan, this epic saga details the final moments of World War II like never before.

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“An enthralling, gripping account of the bloody battles, huge decisions, and historic personalities that culminated in the decision to drop the atomic bomb and brought the war in the Pacific to its climactic end. A masterful, meticulously researched work that captures the barbarity of the war waged by those who swore allegiance to the Japanese Emperor – and by those who crushed the military might of the Rising Sun.”

General David H. Petraeus, commander of the surge in Iraq (2007-8) and coalition forces in Afghanistan (2010-2011)

About the Author

BILL O'REILLY is a trailblazing TV journalist who has experienced unprecedented success on cable news and in writing eighteen national number-one bestselling nonfiction books. There are more than eighteen million books in the Killing series in print. He lives on Long Island.

MARTIN DUGARD is the
New York Times bestselling author of several books of history, among them the Killing series, Into Africa, and Taking Paris. He and his wife live in Southern California.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Henry Holt and Co.; 1st edition (September 13, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1627790624
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1627790628
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1.1 x 9.55 inches
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Customers find the storyline interesting and conveys the reality of war. They appreciate how the book is laid out and the immense amount of detail. Readers like the pace and content, describing it as amazing, honest, and accurate. Opinions differ on complexity, with some finding it hard to put down and others saying it's difficult to put away.

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2,078 customers mention "Content"2,012 positive66 negative

Customers find the book amazing, insightful, and masterful. They also say it brings back memories and thoughts concerning WWII. Readers describe the book as an excellent overview for the new reader, and praise the reporting as outstanding. They say the book is honest, trustworthy, and deeply committed to the United States.

"...They have an uncanny ability of weaving in the pertinent historical detail and simultaneously keeping the attention of readers...." Read more

"...There are also some lesser-known stories included, such as the story of Corporal Lewis Bausell, who threw himself on a live grenade at Peleliu to..." Read more

"...For a more comprehensive, scholarly, and authoritative treatment of the Pacific war, see Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-5; Max Hastings,..." Read more

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Customers find the book easy to read, with much detail. They also say it's not an easy book to read because it'd be filled with reality.

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"This is a typical Dugard/O'Reilly book -- easy read....more like a novel than a scholarly historical non-fiction work...." Read more

"...Well researched and well written, this book is primarily about the last year in the war in the Pacific...." Read more

"...In essence, the book contains an immense amount of detail within concise measure where one may understand the extent of the war...." Read more

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Customers find the storyline interesting, gritty, and shocking. They say the maps make the battles much more understandable. Readers also say the book does a great job capturing the heroic feats of a Great Generation of Americans. They also say it's an easy read that conveys the reality of war, as well as the sacrifice made.

"...A few features of this book are worth noting. First, the authors tell a fascinating story which is rooted in historical reality...." Read more

"...Think of it as War in the Pacific 101. Nevertheless, many interesting and little-known human interest stories on both sides of the war make for..." Read more

"...and sums of why this part of history is still important and worth retelling, “The United States defeated the Japanese empire is vital to understand..." Read more

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Customers appreciate the book's descriptiveness. They say it's an eye-opening account of the Pacific during World War II. They also say the authors do a creditable job painting a compelling portrait of the prime players of the war. Readers describe the book as incisive, easy to read, understand, and dramatic. They find it fascinating and say it isn't revisionist hogwash.

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"...He had the biggest ego of all. This book was disturbing, and well written and if you read it then you will never view war the same again...." Read more

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Customers find the book to be well-written, and say it flows like a novel. They also say it spans the crucial events of WWII quickly.

"...It affords the reader a quick and easy hop back into the text after reading the informative notes. (This should become a standard book feature.)..." Read more

"...It is fast past, and paints a clear picture of the rationale that lead to the dropping of the Atomic Bombs on Japan...." Read more

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Customers find the book provides great insight into the personalities of the characters involved in the war. They also say it's a realistic portrayal of the horror of war and has more insight into MacArthur and his view of the world.

"...teamed up to present our history in an exciting, fast-paced, personality driven way...." Read more

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"...His biography is a great read! I strongly suggest that Bill read the biography of Admiral Nimitz by E. B. Potter...." Read more

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"Very informative and quite heart wrenching , especially that of the 200K women used as "comfort" and sexually brutalized by the evil Japanese..." Read more

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Not for the faint of heart!!!!
Of all the history books and "war books" I have read in my 72 years, this one touched me and horrified me the most! I say this a formerNavy SEAL with five tours of duty in Vietnam -- two with SEALS and three as a combat photographer!! THIS BOOK IS BRUTAL!!!! The authors describe in minute detail actual battles, living condition, the action, the smells, oders, everything!!!! I came very close to crying and vomiting several times so far and I have only read about 20 % of the book so far! It is if you are transported in a time machine back in time to the political meetings, the battles, the fire bombings of Tokyo, background of the lives of the troops on both sides, etc. You read of the haughtiness of MacAuthur, his idiosyncrasies and things you never knew before! Surely this is their best book!! READ IT! You will have a major new perspective on the men who fought in the Pacific in the era!! I lived eight years in the Philippines. I heard first-hand accounts of the atrocities committed by the Japanese. I marched the same route the Bataan .Death March took troops made! I damn near died from a heat stroke doing the March under the best of circumstances! But that was my fault! Imagine what it was like for malnourished, wounded troops with no water!! The brutality of the Japanese was unsurpassed at that time!!! My mother in law told me of the Japanese throwing babies in the air and impaling them on their bayonets!! She has always refused to buy Japanese products until her death!! I have found that most Filipinos from that era feel the same way. READ THE BOOK!!! Lean something that is real and true -- NOT POLITICALLY CORRECT LEST WE OFFEND OUR JAPANESE NEIGHBORS!!!!!
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Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2024
I decided to read all the Killing books in 2024. This one is number seven for me and one of my favorite. If your a fan of history as I am it is incredibly informative on the war in the Pacific during W.W.Two. Great insight into the mindset of the Japanese people in that time frame.

If your a fan of history I highly recommend all the Killing Series Books.
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2017
The Second World War in Asia and the Pacific left a tremendous scar on the face of humanity that it had never experienced in the existence of civilization. Journalist and TV Commentator and Author Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard retells of the turning point of WWII in the Pacific and intense moves to defeating Japanese imperial military’s aggression upon the islands and lands of Asia and Pacific, which they invaded and occupied since 1931 and ten years later in 1941 with the strike on Pearl Harbor prompted the United States to enter into the war. But inspiration of the writing about this part of WWII was a disturbing comment made by Reverand Jeremiah Wright Jr. who was the pastor of Barak Obama shortly five days after September 11 that made mention of the most horrific events in American history that included Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The sixth book by O’Reilly in a series that have examined the most pivotal events and individuals of history, he along with Dugard re-examines with an objective lens on the events beginning from September 1944 on the islands of Peleliu and by October in the Philippines at Leyte Gulf to the final outcome of the war in August 1945. O’Reilly speaks with sheer honesty and sums of why this part of history is still important and worth retelling, “The United States defeated the Japanese empire is vital to understand because the issues of that war are still being processed throughout the world today” (prologue).

The book objectively examines the effects of war on civilians and soldiers and leaders and countries and O’Reilly and Dugard writes of a history that is slowly fading into the collective memory of those who lived through the war and generations that followed that were taught or retold this part of history. With the parallels of history in mind, the memory of the war by the thousands that were involved that were not easily retold in a matter of days or months due to traumatic events or classified information. It would take years of interviews, diaries and journals, or visually through illustrations and photographs that would be disclosed to the public and various books published thereafter. Although this is not the first book or sources to write of the major events of the last year of the war that led to August 1945, many are recommended and listed at the end of the book and mentioned within the passages such as John Hersey’s “Hiroshima”; others not noted but also worth reading and referencing that relate to the war, Iris Chang’s “Rape of Nanking,” James Bradley’s “Flags of Our Fathers” and “Flyboys: A True Story of Courage”, Herbert Bix’s “Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan” or autobiography or biography of those responsible for the technological advances that were used to end the war, J. Robert Oppenheimer “American Prometheus” by Kai Bird and Matthew J. Sherwin and Paul Tibbets’s “The Tibbets Story,” there are many more. In essence, the book contains an immense amount of detail within concise measure where one may understand the extent of the war. However, what may have also been included within the content of the book was a bit of background history to the origins of Japan’s rise as an imperial power and the path towards invasion on Asia, especially China that pre-dates 1931 and 1945 and an event that directly relates to the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937 to the First Sino-Japanese War in 1894-1895. And in addition, an event that also includes the boundaries of China in Manchuria when one of the last battles of the war is fought between the Soviet Union and Japan in 1945.

Nevertheless, this is a book for recommended reading.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2017
This is a typical Dugard/O'Reilly book -- easy read....more like a novel than a scholarly historical non-fiction work. Think of it as War in the Pacific 101. Nevertheless, many interesting and little-known human interest stories on both sides of the war make for fascinating reading. However, there are some serious shortcomings:
• Inaccurate portrayal of theater command relationships -- on several occasions, MacArthur is referred to as the commander of all Pacific forces. This is not true; because of interservice rivalries, no overall Supreme Commander (as Eisenhower was in Europe) was ever appointed, and the vast U.S. material resources allowed this bifurcation of command to continue throughout the war with no adverse consequences. So MacArthur was Commander-in -Chief, southwest Pacific, while Admiral Chester Nimitz was C-in-C central Pacific. And in all reality, Nimitz was far more instrumental in achieving victory in the Pacific than the more famous but vainglorious MacArthur....although one would never know that by reading this book.
• Lack of recognition of the role of General George Marshall in the winning of the war.....including the Pacific theater. Just as he was Eisenhower's boss, Marshall was MacArthur's boss as well; the statement in the book that MacArthur was the "most senior officer on either side of the war" is simply wrong; the day Marshall became Chief of Staff of the Army on September 1, 1939, he automatically became senior to all other officers -- and that included MacArthur when he was recalled to active duty. Moreover, when both were promoted to General of the Army (5 stars), Marshall had an earlier date of rank, and hence was MacArthur's senior, as was Admiral Ernie King, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. FDR (and later Truman) gave Marshall worldwide responsibility for the execution of the war, including the Pacific theater as well as the European theater; this involved many facets -- strategic allocation of manpower and material resources as well as key leadership assignments between the theaters; decisions on the use of strategic air power, including the dropping of the atomic bomb.....not to mention his securing of congressional funding for its development; and interaction with King on the relative roles and missions of Army and Navy forces in the Pacific. King despised MacArthur, and Marshall constantly had to support MacArthur behind the scenes. It should also be noted that Marshall clearly recognized that MacArthur's exploits in the war provided an important morale boost for the American people at a time when things were not going all that well in Europe and Africa; this is why Marshall personally wrote, and got Roosevelt to accept, the citation for MacArthur's Congressional Medal of Honor. However, the imperious MacArthur never fully understood, appreciated, or accepted Marshall's role -- and would always disparage him, just as he did King and even Roosevelt. After the war, when Winston Churchill called Marshall the "true organizer of victory", he was not just referring the European theater!

For a more comprehensive, scholarly, and authoritative treatment of the Pacific war, see Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-5; Max Hastings, Vintage Books, Random House, New York, 2009. Max Hastings is a widely recognized WWII historian with many outstanding works to his credit. His characterization of MacArthur on pages 545-6 of Retribution is worth quoting:
"And so to MacArthur. Few today suppose that he ranks among the great commanders of history. Yet so prodigious were his theatrical powers, so remarkable was the achievement of his wartime publicity machine, that he remains the most famous figure of the Pacific war. More than forty years after the general accepted the Japanese surrender, Ronald Spector wrote of him: "Despite his undoubted qualities of leadership, he was unsuited by temperament, character, and judgment for the positions of high command which he occupied throughout the war." MacArthur's megalomania, disloyalty to his own national leadership, pettiness, contempt for intelligence, poor selection of staff and subordinates, refusal to acknowledge error and determination to shape national strategy to conform with his personal ambitions suggest that this verdict errs on the side of generosity. Nevertheless, it is essential also to recognize the charisma, intellect and self-conscious aspiration to nobility which enable Macarthur at times to scale heights no ordinary commander could achieve, as he did at the Japanese surrender. As post-war ruler of Japan, he displayed a wisdom and magnanimity conspicuously absent from his tenure as supreme commander in the south-west Pacific......It was MacArthur's good fortune that, after presiding over the initial disaster in the Philippines, he served in a theater where American material dominance became so overwhelming that his misjudgments and follies were redeemable. The U.S. Navy achieved the decisive victories, but MacArthur was able to reap much of the glory. That dramatic profile in its oversized cap and glinting sunglasses dominated every image of war against Japan. (Admiral) Nimitz, a supremely professional naval officer, neither sought nor received a due share of fame for his stellar performance in the Pacific."
David J. Cade, Colonel, USAF (ret.); Merion Station, PA 19066; Mar 6, 2017
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Luis
3.0 out of 5 stars Instructivo y sabe expresar el sentimiento general sobre la sangría durante la guerra en el Pacífico.
Reviewed in Spain on October 3, 2017
Es un buen repaso de la historia durante WWII y sus echos más relevantes incluido el lanzamiento de la dos primeras bombas atómicas.. Resulta ameno y entretenido pero los autores no convencen en su exposición del motivo por el que Truman finalmente autoriza el lanzamiento. Ahorrar vidas americanas o asustar a Lósif Stalin...Era necesario ante un Japón vencido. Si Japón la hubiera utilizado los habrían juzgado por crímenes de guerra...
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Panteleimon Katsukis
4.0 out of 5 stars Wie ein Thriller zum Krieg im Pazifik
Reviewed in Germany on July 9, 2017
Sehr spannend geschrieben, insbesondere der Teil mit dem Abwurf der Atombombe war spannend wie ein Thriller. Viele interessante Fakten zum Krieg im Pazifik, wobei Vieles auch gefühlt etwas zu kurz gekommen ist.
Gabriele
5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting
Reviewed in Italy on December 9, 2017
This is an easy read indeed.

But don't think that this book is devoid of details. It is easy to read because it is indeed very well written, but is full of details and stories. The maps provided really help you understand what the authors are talking about.
lichi
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente lectura
Reviewed in Mexico on January 3, 2017
Bien documentada, una lectura fascinante sobre la guerra causada x el ataque a Pearl Harbor.
La perversidad, las atrocidades y brutalidad de los japoneses vs. el coraje, la valentía y dignidad de los soldados americanos.,
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4.0 out of 5 stars Bom Livro
Reviewed in Brazil on March 22, 2017
Gostei do livro pela sua simplicidade e objetividade.
Eu recomendo para as pessoas que gostam de historia e aprender a ler em Ingles.
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