Award Winning Books by
JOHN W. DOWER

Cultures of War: Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, 9-11, Iraq by John W. Dower 17 reviews (2010) (596p) (NBA Non) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian returns with a groundbreaking comparative study of the dynamics and pathologies of war in modern times. Over recent decades, John W. Dower, one of America's preeminent historians, has addressed the roots and consequences of war from multiple perspectives. In War Without Mercy (1986), winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, h... more >>

Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II by John W. Dower 65 reviews (1999) (680p) (PP Non) (ALA Non) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

Winner of the 1999 National Book Award for Non-Fiction, finalist for the Lionel Gelber Prize and the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize, Embracing Defeat is John W. Dower's brilliant examination of Japan in the immediate, shattering aftermath of World War II. Drawing on a vast range of Japanese sources and illustrated with dozens of astonishing documentary photographs, Embracing Defe... more >>

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John W. Dower Award Stats

Major Prize* Nominations 3   Unique Books Nominated for a Major Prize* 2   Pulitzer Prize Wins 1 Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II ·   Pulitzer Prize Nominations 1 Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II ·   National Book Critics Circle Award Wins 0   National Book Critics Circle Award Nominations 0   National Book Award Wins 0   National Book Award Nominations 1 Cultures of War: Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, 9-11, Iraq ·   Man Booker Prize Wins 0   Man Booker Prize Nominations 0   PEN/Faulkner Award Wins 0   PEN/Faulkner Award Nominations 0

*Major Prize = Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, National Book Award, Man Booker Prize, and PEN/Faulkner Award

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