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Embracing Defeat by John W. Dower War without Mercy by John W. Dower Cultures of War by John W. Dower Ways of Forgetting, Ways of Remembering by John W. Dower The Violent American Century by John W. Dower The Elements of Japanese Design by John W. Dower Hiroshima by John W. Dower Empire and Aftermath by John W. Dower Japanese History and Culture from Ancient to Modern Times by John W. Dower Black Ships and Samurai by John W. Dower


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