The book "Victory of the Rising Sun"

The book with the original title "Rising Sun Victorious", released in the series "Military Historical Library" by AST publishing house in 2004. This is a collection of alternative history, edited by an American military historian. By Peter Tsuros. Well-known historians and journalists analyze the key moments of the Second World War in the Pacific and present scenarios in which Japan could have won. The authors consider how minor accidents or other strategic decisions could have changed the course of history.: 

• Pearl Harbor: What if the Japanese had struck a third blow and destroyed the repair bases and fuel storage facilities?


• The Battle of Midway Atoll: A scenario in which the Japanese navy discovers American aircraft carriers first.


• The invasion of Australia and India: The consequences of the capture of these regions and the breakdown of communication between the United States and its bases in the South Pacific.


• the USSR: The scenario of Japan's attack on Soviet territories in Syria in 1941.


• Leyte Gulf: The possibility of the Japanese navy winning one of the largest naval battles in history. 

The Russian edition is also supplemented with comments from a well-known Russian military historian. Sergei Pereslegin.