| Description |
xiv, 368 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
The tactics of despair -- Meetinghouse -- The diplomacy of defeat -- The project -- The little boy -- The genie -- The air-raid shelter -- Reaction in Washington -- August 11, the conspiracy begins -- August 12, day of crisis -- The mounting peril -- August 14, the final word -- The rebellion -- Peace on earth -- The emperor speaks -- Delayed reactions -- An order from MacArthur -- Violent interlude -- Lazarus -- The enemy lands -- "These proceedings are closed" -- The last recourse. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 351-357. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan.
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Japan -- History -- 1912-1945.
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