In the Service of the Emperor: The Rise and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1931–1945 - Tapa dura

Nash, N S

 
9781399090070: In the Service of the Emperor: The Rise and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1931–1945
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ISBN 10: 1399090070 ISBN 13: 9781399090070
Editorial: Pen & Sword Military, 2022

Sinopsis

The expansion of the Japanese Empire between 1931 until its defeat in 1945 is one of the most extraordinary yet shocking episodes in human history. Extraordinary in that a relatively non-industrialised island nation was prepared to go to war, concurrently, with China, the most populous country, Great Britain with its world-wide empire and the USA, the wealthiest and most powerful country on earth. Shocking, as those 'in the service of the Emperor' practiced persistent and unrestrained brutality as they conquered and occupied swathes of South East Asia. But, as this superbly researched work reveals, there is no denying their fighting and logistical expertise. The author examines the political, economic and strategic effects of the rapid Japanese expansion and explores the cult of deity that surrounded the Emperor. The contribution of the Allied forces and their leadership is given due attention. When retribution duly came, it was focussed on the military leadership responsible for unspeakable atrocities on their military and civilian victims. The physical perpetrators remaining largely unpunished. Japan, today, has still not acknowledged its wartime guilt. The result is an authoritative, balanced and highly readable account of a chapter of world history that must never be forgotten.

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Acerca del autor

Brigadier NS Tank' Nash CBE was educated at Latymer Upper School and served in the Honourable Artillery Company (1957-1960) and thereafter in the Army Catering Corps (1960-1991). He was the Bursar of Loretto School (1991-1996). He has an MA in Military History from Birmingham. For 30 years he wrote humour under the pen name Sustainer' and his work was published internationally. Three anthologies of his column were published. His books for Pen and Sword include K Boat Catastrophe, Strafer' Gott - Desert General, Chitral Charlie - The Rise and Fall of Major General Charles Townshend, Valour in the Trenches, Betrayal of an Army - Mesopotamia 1914 -1916, Logistics in the Vietnam Wars and The Siege that Changed the World. He lectures on military history and lives in Malmesbury, Wiltshire.

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Editorial
Pen & Sword Military
Año de publicación
2022
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1399090070
ISBN 13 
9781399090070
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
288
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