Defeat: Japan's Longest Day [Chinese]

By: Kazutoshi, Hando

Book Overview

In the 24 hours leading up to 12:00 noon on August 15, 1945, the events surrounding Emperor Hirohito's decision to accept the Potsdam Proclamation and formally issue the Edict of Final Surrender to the United States, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and China: the unacceptable realities and unimaginable futures, the emotional manifestations and behavioral choices made by the political and military circles, the controversies and variations in the execution of the final war procedure, the ambiguities and deliberate evasions in the formulation of the Final War Edict, the disobedient special attack by the Air Corps Base Commander, and the decisive mutiny of the junior officers of the Army Ministry ...... What happened behind the scenes of Japan's final demise?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Chinese
• ISBN: 7213110861
• ISBN13: 9787213110863
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Zhe Jiang Ren Min Chu Ban She
• Length: 276 Pages