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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:book
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Bill_O'_Reilly
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Martin_Dugard
gptkb:Bill_O'_Reilly
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gptkbp:available_formats
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gptkb:book
hardcover
paperback
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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generally positive
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gptkbp:focuses_on
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:follows
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gptkb:Killing_Patton
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Author
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Killing the Rising Sun
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gptkbp:influences
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American public opinion
historical understanding of WWII
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-1627790622
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gptkbp:key_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
Japanese surrender
dropping of atomic bombs
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gptkbp:key_figures
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gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkb:Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz
gptkb:Emperor_Hirohito
gptkb:General_Douglas_Mac_Arthur
gptkb:President_Franklin_D._Roosevelt
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:length
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320 pages
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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gptkb:church
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" The atomic bomb changed the course of history."
" Victory was achieved at a terrible cost."
" The legacy of the war continues to shape our world today."
" The war in the Pacific was brutal and unforgiving."
" The decision to use the bomb was not taken lightly."
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gptkbp:precedes
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gptkb:Killing_the_Rising_Sea
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gptkbp:published_year
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gptkb:2016
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Henry_Holt_and_Company
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gptkbp:sales
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over 1 million copies
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gptkbp:series
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Killing series
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gptkbp:subject
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the Pacific Theater
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gptkbp:target_audience
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general public
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