The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 24th, 2000
Hirohito was no puppet of military, book says
Emperor's image as passive leader was myth created by him and U.S., historian says
By J.L. HAZELTON
Associated Press
Sunday, September 24, 2000
Tokyo -- Japan's wartime emperor, no puppet of his military, was closely involved in planning the attack on Pearl Harbor and issued his army's "burn all -- kill all -- steal all" orders in Asia, an American historian says in a new book that challenges half a century of assumptions about Hirohito.
The myth of the passive emperor was an unholy creation of Hirohito himself and the U.S. occupation authori...
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