{"product_id":"9781250237095","title":"Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e #1 Bestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe powerful and riveting entry in the multimillion-copy-selling \u003ci\u003eKilling\u003c\/i\u003e series by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAutumn 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. \u003ci\u003eKilling the Rising Sun\u003c\/i\u003e  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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcross 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 \u003ci\u003eKilling Lincoln\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKilling Kennedy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKilling Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKilling Patton\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKilling Reagan\u003c\/i\u003e, this epic saga details the final moments of World War II like never before.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42370439086141,"sku":"9781250237095","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781250237095_p0.jpg?v=1771591189","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781250237095","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}