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

5.0

“Meanwhile in Tokyo, during the crucial interval between the Potsdam Declaration and the August 6 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Hirohito himself said and did nothing about accepting the Potsdam terms. Twice, however, on July 25 and 31, he had made clear to (Lord of the Privy Seal) Kido that the imperial regalia had to be defended at all costs.”