{"product_id":"9781350021228","title":"Hirohito's War: The Pacific War, 1941-1945","description":"\u003cb\u003eNamed one of Foreign Affairs' Best Books of 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his magisterial 1,208 page narrative of the Pacific War, Francis Pike's \u003ci\u003eHirohito's War \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an original interpretation, balancing the existing   Western-centric view with attention to the Japanese perspective on the   conflict. As well as giving a 'blow-by-blow' account of campaigns and   battles, Francis Pike offers many challenges to the standard   interpretations with regards to the causes of the war; Emperor   Hirohito's war guilt; the inevitability of US Victory; the abilities of   General MacArthur and Admiral Yamamoto; the role of China, Great  Britain  and Australia; military and naval technology; and the need for  the  fire-bombing of Japan and the eventual use of the atom bomb on  Hiroshima  and Nagasaki. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHirohito's War\u003c\/i\u003e is accompanied by   additional online resources, including more details on logistics,   economics, POWs, submarines and kamikaze, as well as a 1930-1945   timeline and over 200 maps.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125693399280,"sku":"9781350021228","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781350021228_p0.jpg?v=1763710861","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781350021228","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}