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Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan, Hardback Book

Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan Hardback

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Though one of the most hated World War II leaders, together with Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini, no one has ever written a full-length biography of Emperor Hirohito.

Mostly due to the secrecy of Japanese society, where responsibility for war atrocities has still not been acknowledged, it is in large part a consequence of US spin-control after the armistice.

Fearful of a civil war, General MacArthur invented the fiction of Hirohito as a peaceful emperor, whose symbolic power was abused by his war-hungry underlings.

In this biography, Bix reveals that nothing could be further from the truth.

Groomed as the supreme warlord from early childhood, Hirohito was firmly in control of his troops up until his surrender.

Everything, including his love for science and his visit to the UK, he adopted to strengthen and maintain his vast and deeply-rooted imperial power.

Playing off the army against politicians, who were frequently murdered or committed suicide, no major decision was ever taken without being passed by him.

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