Francis Pike

Hirohito's War (eBook, ePUB)

The Pacific War, 1941-1945

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 1208
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350021228
• Artikelnr.: 45682379

Autorenporträt

Francis Pike is a historian, journalist and specialist in Asian economics, politics and history. He is the author of Empires at War: A Short History of Modern Asia Since World War II (2009).

Inhaltsangabe

Map, Diagram, Drawing and Chart ListNotes and Additional ResourcesAcknowledgmentsIntroduction and BackgroundPART I: Meiji Restoration: 1868 PART II: Japan Versus America and the World: 1931 - 1941PART III: Hirohito's Whirlwind Conquests: December 1941 - June 1942PART IV: 'Victory Disease': Japan's Reversal of Fortune: June - Dec 1942 PART V: Toil and Sweat: the Pacific, India, Burma, & China: Jan 1943 - June 1944PART VI: Japan's Forces of Empire Annihilated: June 1944 - Feb 1945PART VII: Destruction of Japan's Homeland: February 1945 - Aug 1945Index

Rezensionen

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