John Toland (historian)

John Willard Toland
Toland in 1971
Toland in 1971
Born(1912-06-29)June 29, 1912
La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedJanuary 4, 2004(2004-01-04) (aged 91)
Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.
EducationWilliams College
Yale University
Notable awardsPulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction

John Willard Toland (June 29, 1912 – January 4, 2004)[1] was an American writer and historian. He is best known for a biography of Adolf Hitler[2] and a Pulitzer Prize-winning history of World War II-era Japan, The Rising Sun.

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