Hirohito's War - The Pacific War, 1941-1945
Verlag | Bloomsbury Academic |
Auflage | 2016 |
Seiten | 1208 |
Format | 16 x 23,4 x 5,9 cm |
Gewicht | 1830 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
ISBN-10 | 1472596714 |
EAN | 9781472596710 |
Bestell-Nr | 47259671UA |
A thorough and meticulously detailed survey of one of the key theatres of the Second World War.
Klappentext:
Named one of Foreign Affairs\' Best Books of 2016
In his magisterial 1,208 page narrative of the Pacific War, Francis Pike\'s Hirohito\'s War offers an original interpretation, balancing the existing Western-centric view with attention to the Japanese perspective on the conflict. As well as giving a \'blow-by-blow\' account of campaigns and battles, Francis Pike offers many challenges to the standard interpretations with regards to the causes of the war; Emperor Hirohito\'s war guilt; the inevitability of US Victory; the abilities of General MacArthur and Admiral Yamamoto; the role of China, Great Britain and Australia; military and naval technology; and the need for the fire-bombing of Japan and the eventual use of the atom bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Hirohito\'s War is accompanied by additional online resources, including more details on logistics, economics, POWs, submarines and kamikaze, as well as a 1930-1945 timeline and over 200 maps.
Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Map, Diagram, Drawing and Chart List
Notes and Additional Resources
Acknowledgments
Introduction and Background
PART I: Meiji Restoration: 1868
PART II: Japan Versus America and the World: 1931 - 1941
PART III: Hirohito\'s Whirlwind Conquests: December 1941 - June 1942
PART IV: \'Victory Disease\': Japan\'s Reversal of Fortune: June - Dec 1942
PART V: Toil and Sweat: the Pacific, India, Burma, & China: Jan 1943 - June 1944
PART VI: Japan\'s Forces of Empire Annihilated: June 1944 - Feb 1945
PART VII: Destruction of Japan\'s Homeland: February 1945 - Aug 1945
Index
Rezension:
Magnificent . Hirohito\'s War by Francis Pike sets a new standard: oceanic in scope, comprehensive in detail, subtle in dissection, magisterial in organisation and consistently readable. The Spectator