The Ambiguous Emperor: Hirohito's Role in Engaging in and Ending the Pacific War
Journal: Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University)
Year: 2017

Currently, Japan is the only country to sustain a nuclear attack. The devastation of such an attack resonates with only Japan’s citizenry, but is also a grave reminder that such a force exists in the world. It is important for historians to dissect the events that perpetuated the war, and even more important to understand how such a war could have transpired. This thesis attempts to look at Emperor Hirohito’s role in engaging in war and more importantly his inability or perhaps his unwillingness