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* Asada, Sadao. "The Shock of the Atomic Bomb and Japan's Decision to Surrender: a Reconsideration." ''Pacific Historical Review'' 1998 67(4): 477-512. Issn: 0030-8684 [http://www.jstor.org/stable/3641184  in Jstor]
* Bix, Herbert. "Emperor Hirohito's war," ''History Today,'' (Dec 1991), Vol. 41, Issue 12, in [[Ebsco]]
* Brands, Hal. "Who Saved the Emperor? The Macarthur Myth and U.S. Policy Toward Hirohito and the Japanese Imperial Institution, 1942-1946." ''Pacific Historical Review'' 2006 75(2): 271-305. Issn: 0030-8684 Fulltext: [[Ebsco]].
*  Brinckmann, Hans, and Ysbrand Rogge. ''Showa Japan: The Post-War Golden Age and Its Troubled Legacy'' (2008)
* Butow, Robert J.C.  ''Tojo and the Coming of the War'' (1961), 584pp
* Butow, Robert J.C.  ''Japan's Decision to Surrender'' (1967), the standard history
*  Dower, John W. ''Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II'' (1999), major scholarly study [http://www.amazon.com/Embracing-Defeat-Japan-Wake-World/dp/0756768403/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211828015&sr=1-2 excerpt and text search]
* Gluck, Carol, and Stephen R. Graubard, eds. ''Showa: The Japan of Hirohito.'' (1992) articles by scholars [http://www.amazon.com/Showa-Japan-Hirohito-Carol-Gluck/dp/0393310647/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211828995&sr=1-3 excerpt and text search]
*  Kawahara, Toshiaki.  ''Hirohito and His Times: A Japanese Perspective.'' (1990). 181 pp.
* Kawamura, Noriko. "Emperor Hirohito and Japan's Decision to Go to War with the United States: Reexamined." ''Diplomatic History'' 2007 31(1): 51-79. Issn: 0145-2096 Fulltext: [[Ebsco]]
* Large, Stephen S. ''Emperor Hirohito and Showa Japan: A Political Biography'' (1997), 250pp; highly regarded scholarly biography; says the emperor tried to steer policy in a liberal direction [http://www.questia.com/library/book/emperor-hirohito-and-showa-japan-a-political-biography-by-stephen-s-large.jsp online edition]
* Morris-Suzuki, Tessa.  ''Showa: An Inside History of Hirohito's Japan.'' (1985). 330 pp.   
* Morris-Suzuki, Tessa.  ''Showa: An Inside History of Hirohito's Japan.'' (1985). 330 pp.   
*  Ruoff, Kenneth J.  ''The People's Emperor: Democracy and the Japanese Monarchy, 1945-1995.'' (2001). 331 pp.   
*  Ruoff, Kenneth J.  ''The People's Emperor: Democracy and the Japanese Monarchy, 1945-1995.'' (2001). 331 pp.   
* Sheldon, Charles D. "Japanese Aggression and the Emperor, 1931-1941, from Contemporary Diaries." ''Modern Asian Studies'' 1976 10(1): 1-40. Issn: 0026-749x [http://www.jstor.org/pss/311667 in Jstor]
* Sheldon, Charles D. "Japanese Aggression and the Emperor, 1931-1941, from Contemporary Diaries." ''Modern Asian Studies'' 1976 10(1): 1-40. Issn: 0026-749x [http://www.jstor.org/pss/311667 in Jstor]
* Shibusawa, Naoko. ''America's Geisha Ally: Reimagining the Japanese Enemy.'' (2006). 397 pp. scholarly study of the astonishing reversal of hatred in 1945 into friendly admiration by the late 1940s
* Wetzler, Peter.  ''Hirohito and War: Imperial Tradition and Military Decision Making in Prewar Japan.'' (1998). 294 pp.  [http://www.questia.com/read/8997577?title=Hirohito%20and%20War%3a%20Imperial%20Tradition%20and%20Military%20Decision%20Making%20in%20Prewar%20Japan online edition]
* Wetzler, Peter.  ''Hirohito and War: Imperial Tradition and Military Decision Making in Prewar Japan.'' (1998). 294 pp.  [http://www.questia.com/read/8997577?title=Hirohito%20and%20War%3a%20Imperial%20Tradition%20and%20Military%20Decision%20Making%20in%20Prewar%20Japan online edition]
 
==Historiography, image and memory==
===Historiography===
* Bix, Herbert. "Emperor Hirohito's War." ''History Today'' (Dec. 1991) 41: 12-19. Issn: 0018-2753 Fulltext: [[Ebsco]] discusses new Japanese sources that opened after the emperor's death in 1989
* Bix, Herbert. "Emperor Hirohito's War." ''History Today'' (Dec. 1991) 41: 12-19. Issn: 0018-2753 Fulltext: [[Ebsco]] discusses new Japanese sources that opened after the emperor's death in 1989
* Brands, Hal. "The Emperor's New Clothes: American Views of Hirohito after World War II". ''Historian'' 2006 68(1): 1-28. Issn: 0018-2370 Fulltext: [[Ebsco]] also [http://www.questia.com/read/5019027598?title=The%20Emperor's%20New%20Clothes%3a%20American%20Views%20of%20Hirohito%20after%20World%20War%20II online edition]
* Gordon, David M. "The China-Japan War, 1931-1945," ''The Journal of Military History'' 70#1 (January 2006) pp. 137-182, historiographical overview in [[Project Muse]]
* Gordon, David M. "The China-Japan War, 1931-1945," ''The Journal of Military History'' 70#1 (January 2006) pp. 137-182, historiographical overview in [[Project Muse]]
* Harootunian, Harry. "Hirohito Redux." ''Critical Asian Studies'' 2001 33(4): 609-636. Issn: 1467-2715 Fulltext: [[Ebsco]], focused on Bix (2000)
* Harootunian, Harry. "Hirohito Redux." ''Critical Asian Studies'' 2001 33(4): 609-636. Issn: 1467-2715 Fulltext: [[Ebsco]], focused on Bix (2000)
* Large, Stephen S. "Emperor Hirohito and Early Showa Japan." ''Nipponica'' 1991 46(3): 349-368. Issn: 0027-0741 [http://www.jstor.org/pss/2385212 in Jstor]
* Large, Stephen S. "Emperor Hirohito and Early Showa Japan." ''Nipponica'' 1991 46(3): 349-368. Issn: 0027-0741 [http://www.jstor.org/pss/2385212 in Jstor]
* Shibusawa, Naoko. ''America's Geisha Ally: Reimagining the Japanese Enemy.'' (2006). 397 pp. scholarly study of the astonishing reversal of hatred in 1945 into friendly admiration by the late 1940s
* Takeda, Kiyoko.  ''The Dual-Image of the Japanese Emperor''. (1988)


===Primary sources in English===
==Primary sources in English==
* Honjo, Shigeru.  ''Emperor Hirohito and His Chief Aide-de-Camp: The Honjo Diary, 1933-36.'' (1983). 263 pp.   
* Honjo, Shigeru.  ''Emperor Hirohito and His Chief Aide-de-Camp: The Honjo Diary, 1933-36.'' (1983). 263 pp.   
 
==Not recommended==
===Not recommended===
*  Bergamini, David. '''Japan's Imperial Conspiracy. '' (1971) contends that Hirohito led his nation into WW2 and intimidated opponents by conniving in religious frauds, blackmails, and assassinations. This book has very negative reviews from scholars who say Bergamini falsified his evidence. See [[http://www.jstor.org/pss/311667 for the consensus]
*  Bergamini, David. '''Japan's Imperial Conspiracy. '' (1971) contends that Hirohito led his nation into WW2 and intimidated opponents by conniving in religious frauds, blackmails, and assassinations. This book has very negative reviews from scholars who say Bergamini falsified his evidence. See [http://www.jstor.org/pss/311667 here] for the consensus.

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  • Asada, Sadao. "The Shock of the Atomic Bomb and Japan's Decision to Surrender: a Reconsideration." Pacific Historical Review 1998 67(4): 477-512. Issn: 0030-8684 in Jstor
  • Bix, Herbert. "Emperor Hirohito's war," History Today, (Dec 1991), Vol. 41, Issue 12, in Ebsco
  • Brands, Hal. "Who Saved the Emperor? The Macarthur Myth and U.S. Policy Toward Hirohito and the Japanese Imperial Institution, 1942-1946." Pacific Historical Review 2006 75(2): 271-305. Issn: 0030-8684 Fulltext: Ebsco.
  • Brinckmann, Hans, and Ysbrand Rogge. Showa Japan: The Post-War Golden Age and Its Troubled Legacy (2008)
  • Butow, Robert J.C. Tojo and the Coming of the War (1961), 584pp
  • Butow, Robert J.C. Japan's Decision to Surrender (1967), the standard history
  • Dower, John W. Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II (1999), major scholarly study excerpt and text search
  • Gluck, Carol, and Stephen R. Graubard, eds. Showa: The Japan of Hirohito. (1992) articles by scholars excerpt and text search
  • Kawahara, Toshiaki. Hirohito and His Times: A Japanese Perspective. (1990). 181 pp.
  • Kawamura, Noriko. "Emperor Hirohito and Japan's Decision to Go to War with the United States: Reexamined." Diplomatic History 2007 31(1): 51-79. Issn: 0145-2096 Fulltext: Ebsco
  • Large, Stephen S. Emperor Hirohito and Showa Japan: A Political Biography (1997), 250pp; highly regarded scholarly biography; says the emperor tried to steer policy in a liberal direction online edition
  • Morris-Suzuki, Tessa. Showa: An Inside History of Hirohito's Japan. (1985). 330 pp.
  • Ruoff, Kenneth J. The People's Emperor: Democracy and the Japanese Monarchy, 1945-1995. (2001). 331 pp.
  • Sheldon, Charles D. "Japanese Aggression and the Emperor, 1931-1941, from Contemporary Diaries." Modern Asian Studies 1976 10(1): 1-40. Issn: 0026-749x in Jstor
  • Wetzler, Peter. Hirohito and War: Imperial Tradition and Military Decision Making in Prewar Japan. (1998). 294 pp. online edition

Historiography, image and memory

  • Bix, Herbert. "Emperor Hirohito's War." History Today (Dec. 1991) 41: 12-19. Issn: 0018-2753 Fulltext: Ebsco discusses new Japanese sources that opened after the emperor's death in 1989
  • Brands, Hal. "The Emperor's New Clothes: American Views of Hirohito after World War II". Historian 2006 68(1): 1-28. Issn: 0018-2370 Fulltext: Ebsco also online edition
  • Gordon, David M. "The China-Japan War, 1931-1945," The Journal of Military History 70#1 (January 2006) pp. 137-182, historiographical overview in Project Muse
  • Harootunian, Harry. "Hirohito Redux." Critical Asian Studies 2001 33(4): 609-636. Issn: 1467-2715 Fulltext: Ebsco, focused on Bix (2000)
  • Large, Stephen S. "Emperor Hirohito and Early Showa Japan." Nipponica 1991 46(3): 349-368. Issn: 0027-0741 in Jstor
  • Shibusawa, Naoko. America's Geisha Ally: Reimagining the Japanese Enemy. (2006). 397 pp. scholarly study of the astonishing reversal of hatred in 1945 into friendly admiration by the late 1940s
  • Takeda, Kiyoko. The Dual-Image of the Japanese Emperor. (1988)

Primary sources in English

  • Honjo, Shigeru. Emperor Hirohito and His Chief Aide-de-Camp: The Honjo Diary, 1933-36. (1983). 263 pp.

Not recommended

  • Bergamini, David. 'Japan's Imperial Conspiracy. (1971) contends that Hirohito led his nation into WW2 and intimidated opponents by conniving in religious frauds, blackmails, and assassinations. This book has very negative reviews from scholars who say Bergamini falsified his evidence. See [for the consensus
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