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Empire of Ashes: Truman, Hirohito, and the Descent Into Total War

Contributor(s): Scott, James M (Author)

ISBN: 9781324065487

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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Pub Date: August 4, 2026

Lexile Code: 0000

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Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.70" H x 9.40" L x 6.40" W ( 1.95 lbs) 528 pages

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Description: From the acclaimed Pacific War historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist, the harrowing story of America's bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the dramatic struggle to end World War II.

Brief description: James M. Scott is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of Black Snow, Rampage, Target Tokyo, The War Below, and The Attack on the Liberty, and coauthor with Jack Carr of Targeted: Beirut. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina.

Review Quotes: Superb... A well-documented, fact-filled, and fast-paced account of momentous events in world history.--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

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