Empires on the Pacific : World War II and the struggle for the mastery of Asia / Robert Smith Thomps...
Empires on the Pacific : World War II and the struggle for the mastery of Asia / Robert Smith Thomps...
Empires on the Pacific : World War II and the struggle for the mastery of Asia / Robert Smith Thompson.
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Publisher
New York, N.Y. : Basic Books, c2001.
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N909/135
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 434 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Prologue: Washington, December 8, 1941 -- Pt. I. The Road to War -- 1. The Fall of Imperial China -- 2. Japan's Response to the West -- 3. The Open Door -- 4. New Order in East Asia -- 5. The Road to Pearl Harbor -- Pt. II. Japan's Far-Flung Battle Line -- 6. The Onslaught -- 7. The Singapore Debacl...
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Publisher
New York, N.Y. : Basic Books, c2001.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2001.
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Summary
"Robert Smith Thompson smashes the traditional narratives of what World War II in the Pacific was all about. Standard histories of the Pacific Theater have focused on the military conflict between America and Japan, but such a simplistic historical focus ignores a crucial aspect of this period: America's imperial ambitions in East Asia. By moving C...
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Empires on the Pacific : World War II and the struggle for the mastery of Asia / Robert Smith Thompson.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 402-414) and index.
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c2001.
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N909/135
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ISBN
046508575X
9780465070589
0465070582
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909
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991015015439702626
