Why the Japanese lost : the red sun's setting / Bryan Perrett.
Why the Japanese lost : the red sun's setting / Bryan Perrett.
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G 2014/4318
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Language
English
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Physical content
234 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
volume
Carrier type
unmediated
Contents
Turtle ships, suits of armour and bows and arrows -- First victories -- Lessons in incompetence -- Destruction of a navy -- Great power status -- Times they are a'changing -- Climbing Mount Niitaka -- Twilight of the empires -- The last notes of the victory song -- Who will tell the Emperor? -- Quar...
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England
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Summary
"This book tells the story of a war unlike any other in history, fought between a nation that believed itself to be invincible, even when its strength was being systematically destroyed by the greatest industrial power in the world. Prior to the middle of the nineteenth century, the Empire of Japan was content to remain in medieval isolation and, a...
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Full title
Why the Japanese lost : the red sun's setting / Bryan Perrett.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Call Numbers
G 2014/4318
Record Identifier
74VKKoAbmXod
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKKoAbmXod
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ISBN
9781781591987
1781591989
MMS ID
991021934259702626
