Imperial Japan and defeat in the Second World War : the collapse of an empire /

"Informed Western understanding of Imperial Japan still often conjures up images of militarism, blind devotion to leaders, and fanatical pride in the country. But, as Imperial Japan and Defeat in the Second World War reveals, Western imagination is often reductive in its explanation of the Japa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wetzler, Peter (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, UK ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.
Colección:SOAS studies in modern and contemporary Japan.
Temas:
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > Japan.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Japon.
Asian history.
Intellectual life
Politics and government
Japan > Intellectual life > 20th century.
Japan > Politics and government > 1926-1945.
Japan > History > 1912-1945.
Japon > Vie intellectuelle > 20e siècle.
Japon > Politique et gouvernement > 1926-1945.
Japon > Histoire > 1912-1945.
Japan
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • 1. Wartime Events, Historical Hindsights and Insights
  • 2. Kamikaze Attacks, Planning Before and After the Fall of Saipan
  • 3. Tôjô Hideki, Man of His Times
  • 4. Failing Strategy, Lack of War Materials, and Tôjô's Fall
  • 5. Capitulation: Hubris and Unquestioning Belief in a Religious Ideology, Some Conclusions
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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