Marching orders
the untold story of World War II
by Bruce Lee
Already acclaimed as "one of the most important books ever published about World War II," this brilliantly written book reveals a host of previously untold stories: how the American breaking of the Japanese diplomatic Purple ciphers led to the defeat of Germany and caused Eisenhower not to capture Berlin, as well as why America and Great Britain agreed to employ nuclear weapons against Japan.
Challenging conventional wisdom, this book concisely documents the dreadful casualties both American and Japanese forces would have suffered in an invasion and occupation of Japan. Marching Orders demonstrates, through its interpretation of the supposedly secret communications between Japanese leaders, that Tokyo was adamant in its refusal to surrender. The difficult choices facing the Americans about how to end the war quickly are explained on a day-by-day-basis.
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Marching Orders: The Untold Story of World War II
March 27, 2001, Da Capo
Paperback
in English
- New Ed edition
0306810360 9780306810367
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Marching Orders
November 25, 1997, Random House Value Publishing
Hardcover
in English
0517196069 9780517196069
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Marching orders: the untold story of World War II
1995, Crown Publishers
in English
- 1st ed.
0517575760 9780517575765
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Marching Orders
August 1995, Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Paperback
in English
- 1st ed edition
0850524784 9780850524789
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