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In the Ruins of Empire

Ronald H. Spector follows up his classic account of the American struggle against the Japanese in World War II with a revealing chronicle of the startling aftermath of this crucial twentieth-century conflict.


Author:

  • Ronald H. Spector

Narrator:

  • Michael Prichard

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 12 h 22 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • History
  • General history
  • History
  • Asia

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    Ronald H. Spector

    Ronald H. Spector is an award-winning scholar of modern military history and has taught at the National War College and the US Army War College. A frequent contributor to scholarly journals, his publications include In the Ruins of Empire: The Japanese Surrender and the Battle for Postwar Asia and After Tet: The Bloodiest Year in Vietnam. He is professor of history and international affairs at the Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University.

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