The Fall of Japan
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The last weeks of the Pacific war — the bombs, the Soviet invasion, the coup attempt to stop the surrender broadcast.
Why Read This Book
The astonishing, little-known story of the army officers who tried to seize the Emperor's surrender recording the night before it aired.
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ISBN: 978-1480444140
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