Nomonhan: Japan Against Russia, 1939

by Alvin D. Coox

Book Overview

From May to September 1939 Japan and the Soviet Union fought a fierce, large-scale undeclared war on the Mongolian plains that ended with a decisive Soviet victory with two important results: Japan reoriented its strategic emphasis towards the south, leading to war with the United States, Britain, and the Netherlands; and Russia freed itself from the fear of fighting on two fronts, thus vitally affecting the course of the war with Germany.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804718350
• ISBN13: 9780804718356
• Release Date: September 1990
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 1276 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"