Imperial Japan's World War Two: 1931-1945

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Pub. Date: 2010-05-30
Publisher(s): Routledge
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Summary

The full extent and brutality of imperial Japan's actions before and during the Second World War has not had the same cultural and political resonances as those of Nazi Germany, nor are they as well remembered. Werner Gruhl's objective is to present a fresh overview of the Asian-Pacific War and its victims, drawing particular attention to the neglected history of Japan's invasion of China and Southeast Asia. Gruhl seeks to show that the war in Asia and the Pacific is as much about Shanghai, Nanking, and Manila as about Pearl Harbor, Midway, and Hiroshima.

Author Biography

Werner Gruhl is former chief of NASA's Cost and Economic Analysis Branch with a lifetime interest in the study of the First and Second World Wars.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. 1
Acknowledgmentsp. 5
Remembrance: The Matter of Representation in WWII Historiographyp. 7
War Victims and Statisticsp. 15
War and Peace and Imperial Japanp. 23
The Stage for Tragedyp. 29
The Expanded Stage for Tragedyp. 45
Violent Death in Chinap. 67
Violent Death in Southeast Asia and the Indian and Pacific Islandsp. 107
Forced Laborers, Refugees, and Privation Victimsp. 107
The Raped, Tortured, Prisoners, and the Horrific Totalp. 129
Devastationp. 147
China's Plight and Contribution to Allied Victoryp. 157
Responsibility for War and War Crimesp. 173
The Bombs of August: Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Perspectivep. 199
Conclusionp. 217
Bibliographyp. 229
Indexp. 245
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