Year 140 – 2000: Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II by John W. Dower
Published: New York, 1999 (paperback: 2000) More than a decade after it was hailed as an instant classic upon publication, John W. Dower’s Embracing Defeat remains an enduring masterpiece. There are countless reasons for this, but perhaps the most immediately striking is that the book is as succinct as it is exhaustive. An analysis of […]