Japan 1941 : countdown to infamy / Eri Hotta.
Japan 1941 : countdown to infamy / Eri Hotta.
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Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Call Numbers
G 2014/1011
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxi, 320 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
What a difference a day makes -- Rumors of war -- The return of Don Quixote -- The beginning of it all -- The soldiers' dilemmas -- Good riddance, good friends -- Japan's north-south problem -- A quiet crisis in July -- "Meet me in Juneau" -- An unwinnable, inevitable war -- One last opportunity --...
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Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Edition
First Edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2013.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Examines the attack on Pearl Harbor from the Japanese perspective.
"When Japan launched hostilities against the United States in 1941, argues Eri Hotta, its leaders, in large part, understood they were entering a war they were almost certain to lose. Drawing on material little known to Western readers, and barely explored in depth in Japan itself, Hotta poses an essential question: Why did these men -- military me...
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Full title
Japan 1941 : countdown to infamy / Eri Hotta.
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Author / Creator
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Call Numbers
G 2014/1011
Record Identifier
74VKML86mX8Z
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKML86mX8Z
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ISBN
0307594017 (hardcover)
9780307594013 (hardcover)
DDC
940.540952
MMS ID
991021237889702626
