Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan

Bill O'Reilly · Martin Dugard

Sep 2016 · Sold by Henry Holt and Company

About this ebook

The powerful and riveting new book in the multimillion-selling Killing series by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe but is escalating in the Pacific, where American soldiers face an opponent who will go to any length to avoid defeat. The Japanese army follows the samurai code of Bushido, stipulating that surrender is a form of dishonor. Killing the Rising Sun takes readers to the bloody tropical-island battlefields of Peleliu and Iwo Jima and to the embattled Philippines, where General Douglas MacArthur has made a triumphant return and is plotting a full-scale invasion of Japan.

Across the globe in Los Alamos, New Mexico, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and his team of scientists are preparing to test the deadliest weapon known to mankind. In Washington, DC, FDR dies in office and Harry Truman ascends to the presidency, only to face the most important political decision in history: whether to use that weapon. And in Tokyo, Emperor Hirohito, who is considered a deity by his subjects, refuses to surrender, despite a massive and mounting death toll. Told in the same page-turning style of Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy, Killing Jesus, Killing Patton, and Killing Reagan, this epic saga details the final moments of World War II like never before.

Ratings and reviews

"The Emperor refuses to surrender." Wow. I suppose he also had a direct line to satan as well! Good thing he "refused" to surrender since it allowed us to demonstrate our "will" (aka mass murderous intentions) to the Soviets to keep them in line...until they developed some bombs of their own. Oh and while we're living in a fantasy land where the Japanese hadn't been actively trying to surrender to us for months leading up the Atomic Atrocities, Stalin eats babies!!!!!!

America regardless of political truths had a fighting force of Marines and Sailors who made short work of the Japanese. Japans own Officers by not acknowleding their code was broken early in the war and using predictable tactics did much to enable their own defeat. BONZI .

The book was a little slow at first but the middle either made you cry or very angry and i pray that kind of war fair is never use AGAIN on mankid .

About the author

BILL O’REILLY’s success in broadcasting and publishing is unmatched. He was the iconic anchor of The O'Reilly Factor, the highest-rated cable news broadcast in the nation for 16 consecutive years. His website BillOReilly.com is followed by millions all over the world, his No Spin News is broadcast weekday nights at 8 and 11 (ET) on The First TV, and his O’Reilly Update is heard weekdays on more than 225 radio stations across the country. He has authored an astonishing seventeen #1 bestsellers; his historical Killing series is the bestselling nonfiction series of all time, with over 18 million books in print. O’Reilly has received a number of journalism accolades, including three Emmys and two Emmy nominations. He holds a History degree from Marist College, a master's degree in Broadcast Journalism from Boston University, and a master’s degree from Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. O’Reilly lives on Long Island where he was raised. His philanthropic enterprises have raised tens of millions for people in need and wounded American veterans.


MARTIN DUGARD is the New York Times bestselling author of several books of history. He and his wife live in Southern California with their three sons.