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Japan's Imperial Army : Its Rise and Fall, 1853 - 1945 / Edward J. Drea.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Drea, Edward J., 1944-
- Series:
- Modern war studies.
- Modern war studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Japan--History, Military--1868-1945.
- Japan.
- Japan. Rikugun--History.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (346 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2009.
- Summary:
- The first comprehensive English-language history of the Japanese imperial army, based largely on Japanese-language sources. Traces the origins, evolution, and impact of the army as an engine of Japan's regional and global ambitions and as a catalyst for the militarization of its homeland.
- Contents:
- Prelude to imperial restoration
- Civil war and the new army
- Dealing with the samurai
- The Army of Meiji
- To Asia : the Sino-Japanese War
- Back to the continent : the Russo-Japanese War
- Institutionalizing national military strategy
- Short war or total war?
- Conspiracies, coups, and reshaping the army
- The pivotal years, 1937-1941
- The Asia-Pacific War
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780700622351
- 0700622357
- OCLC:
- 966938671
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