Imperial Japan and Defeat in the Second World War: The Collapse of an Empire

by Peter Wetzler and Peter Michael Wetzler

Book Overview

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 Japanese Empire and its collapse. In his analysis of the Emperor, Imperial Japanese Army and Navy during the Second World War, Peter Wetzler examines the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350120812
• ISBN13: 9781350120815
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"