Warriors of the rising sun: a history of the Japanese military
Material type: TextPublication details: New York: W W Norton & Company, 1997Description: 384pISBN:- 0393040852 (hbk.)
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Book | Defence Academy Library On-Shelf | 355.30952 EDG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0007529 | ||
Book | Mindef Library & Info Centre On-Shelf | 355.30952 EDG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0004323 |
The Japanese military's transformation from honorable 'knights of Bushido' into men who massacred thousands during the Pacific War. Crucial in bringing about this change was Western rejection of Japan as an aspiring colonial power. Japan's leaders chose military brutality as a necessary means to achieve a righful place in the world.
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