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John W. Dower

American historian (born 1938)

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Born 1938 · age 88United States
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  • Age
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    Born 1938
  • Known for
    Hellfire: A Journey fr…
    1986
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Updated 2026-06-12

John W. Dower is an American author and historian. His 1999 book Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II won the U.S. National Book Award for Nonfiction, the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, the Bancroft Prize, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Mark Lynton History Prize, and the John K. Fairbank Prize of the American Historical Association.

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Last updated
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