The Pacific War: Clash of Empires in World War II

by Douglas Ford

Drawing on documents in US and British archives, Douglas Ford explores why the belligerents in the Pacific war fought the way that they did. The book focuses not only on the battlefield level, but also provides a perspective from the military high command, government, and non-combatant citizens. How did Japan emerge as a Great Power following the breakdown of the Washington Treaty system of 1921-22? What factors propelled Japan's aggressive expansion...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847252370
• ISBN13: 9781847252371
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.3"