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Embracing Defeat

book by John W. Dower
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Embracing Defeat

Summary

Embracing Defeat is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Embracing Defeat authored John W. Dower[3].
  • Embracing Defeat's instance of is recorded as written work[4].
  • Embracing Defeat's publisher is recorded as W. W. Norton & Company[5].
  • Embracing Defeat's genre is recorded as history book[6].
  • Embracing Defeat's OCLC number is recorded as 255221417[7].
  • Embracing Defeat's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Embracing Defeat's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • Embracing Defeat's publication date is recorded as +1999-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Embracing Defeat's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03wfzry[11].
  • Embracing Defeat's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1894081W[12].
  • Embracing Defeat's Open Library ID is recorded as OL7457197M[13].
  • Embracing Defeat's Internet Archive ID is recorded as embracingdefeatj00dowe[14].
  • Embracing Defeat's has edition or translation is recorded as Embracing Defeat[15].
  • Embracing Defeat's narrative location is recorded as Japan[16].
  • Embracing Defeat's main subject is recorded as World War II[17].
  • Embracing Defeat's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 46661[18].
  • Embracing Defeat's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Embracing Defeat'}[19].
  • Embracing Defeat's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'It was August 15, 1945, shortly before noon.'}[20].
  • Embracing Defeat's OCLC work ID is recorded as 34552730[21].
  • Embracing Defeat's Goodreads work ID is recorded as 92383[22].

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Designation and Status

Embracing Defeat's instance of is recorded as written work[4].

Why It Matters

Embracing Defeat ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Goodreads. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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