A review by caidyn
Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan by Herbert P. Bix

informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Admittedly, I don't know much about the Japanese monarchy. I've read up on Japanese history some, but not a lot. This book was an impulse buy from a used bookstore. I found it very interesting. I never knew the belief that Hirohito was a passive participant in WWII, so this book maybe wasn't as groundbreaking. But it definitely showed a different angle to WWII than I've read previously.