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Publisher Comments:

An account of Japan's war effort from 1931 to 1945 and of the life of the Japanese people during those years draws on popular songs, diaries, and letters and focuses especially on the Japanese military system

Synopsis:

A portrayal of how and why Japan waged war from 1931-1945 and what life was like for the Japanese people in a society engaged in total war.
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Table of Contents

Pt. 1. Why was the war not prevented? Misconceptions about China and Korea ; Thought control and indoctrination ; The military:
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780307756091
Subtitle:
A Critical Perspective on Japan's Role in World War II
Publisher:
Pantheon Books
Author:
Ienaga, Saburo
Author:
The horrors of war
Author:
The war at home: democracy destroyed
Author:
The war in China: a clash of political values
Author:
Japan extends the war to the Pacific
Author:
Ienaga, Saburō
Author:
Dissent and resistance: change from within
Subject:
History : Military - World War II
Subject:
World war, 1939-1945
Subject:
Naval operations, japanese
Subject:
World
Subject:
Japan History 1912-1945.
Subject:
Japan
Subject:
Military - World War II
Subject:
World War, 19
Subject:
Military-World War II General
Subject:
World History-Germany
Subject:
Military-World War II Pacific
Subject:
main_subject
Subject:
all_subjects
Publication Date:
1978
Binding:
ELECTRONIC
Language:
English
Pages:
316
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