The Second World War in the Far East (Smithsonian History of Warfare)
by H. P. Willmott
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Until its loss in World War II, Japan had not known failure in centuries of warfare. This record of the conflict goes beyond mere description to illuminate why Japan instigated a conflict with the only nation--the United States--capable of defeating her, as well as the crucial shifts in the nature of naval power and strategy that occurred during the fighting. Set off on the road to war, analyzing the effects of the first world conflict; Japan's policies in China; the first victories, as show more Japan surges through Asia; the great battles of Midway and Guadalcanal; and the final defeat, with the devastating launch of the first nuclear weapons. show lessTags
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H. P. Willmott has written extensively on warfare in general and WWII in particular. Among his books are The Last Century of Sea Power: Volume 2, From Washington to Tokyo, 19221945 (IUP, 2010) and The Last Century of Sea Power: Volume 1, From Port Arthur to Chanak, 18941922 (IUP, 2009).
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- Important events
- World War II (1939 | 1945)
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- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 940.5425 — History & geography History of Europe History of Europe 1918- Military history of World War II Campaigns and battles by theatre East and South Asian theaters
- LCC
- D767 .W478 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania History (General) World War II (1939-1945)
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- Danish, English, German
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