The Pacific War, 1931-1945: A Critical Perspective on Japan's Role in World War II [Paperback]

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.Contents
 
Translator’s Note   vii
Preface to the English Edition   xi
Preface   xiii
 
PART 1: WHY WAS THE WAR NOT PREVENTED?   1
Chapter 1: Misconceptions about China and Korea   3
Chapter 2: Thought Control and Indoctrination   13
Chapter 3: The Military: Authoritarian and Irrational   33
 
PART 2: THE CONDUCT OF THE WAR AND THE RESULT   55
Chapter 4: The Beginning: Aggression in China   57
Chapter 5: The War in China: A Clash of Political Values   75
Chapter 6: The War at Home: Democracy Destroyed   97
Chapter 7: Japan Extends the War to the Pacific   129
Chapter 8: The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere: Liberation or Exploitation?   153
Chapter 9: The Horrors of War   181
Chapter 10: Dissent and Resistance: Change from Within   203
Chapter 11: Defeat   229
 
CONCLUSION   241
 
Note: Changing Japanese Views of the War   247
Notes   257
Index   305 A damning indictment—extensively documented—of Japanese impel³=