Review of The Emperor in August (2015) by Edmund Lee for South China Morning Post — 21 Oct 2016
An elegant yet overly detached account of events leading up to Japan's unconditional surrender to the Allies on August 15, 1945. ... Non-history buffs probably need not apply.
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This review of The Emperor in August (2015) was written by Edmund Lee and published by South China Morning Post on 21 Oct 2016.
The Emperor in August has generally received very positive reviews.
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