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Hirohito's War : The Pacific War, 1941-1945 by Francis Pike (2016, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Academic & Professional
ISBN-101472596714
ISBN-139781472596710
eBay Product ID (ePID)219297742
Product Key Features
Number of Pages1208 Pages
Publication NameHirohito's War : the Pacific War, 1941-1945
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
SubjectMilitary / World War II, Asia / Japan, Modern / 20th Century
TypeTextbook
AuthorFrancis Pike
Subject AreaHistory
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height2.3 in
Item Weight56.1 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
ReviewsMagnificent . 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.
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal940.54/26
Table Of ContentMap, Diagram, Drawing and Chart List Notes and Additional Resources Acknowledgments Introduction and Background PART I: Meiji Restoration: 1868 PART II: Japan Versus America and the World: 1931 - 1941 PART III: Hirohito's Whirlwind Conquests: December 1941 - June 1942 PART IV: 'Victory Disease': Japan's Reversal of Fortune: June - Dec 1942 PART V: Toil and Sweat: the Pacific, India, Burma, & China: Jan 1943 - June 1944 PART VI: Japan's Forces of Empire Annihilated: June 1944 - Feb 1945 PART VII: Destruction of Japan's Homeland: February 1945 - Aug 1945 Index
SynopsisIn 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., 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.
LC Classification NumberD754
