| TITLE: |
From Marco Polo Bridge to Pearl Harbor : who was responsible? / foreword by editor-in-chief Tsuneo Watanabe ; edited by James E. Auer. |
| UNIFORM TITLE: |
Kensh›o sens›o sekinin. English. |
| ADDED TITLE: |
Who was responsible? |
| PUBLISHED: |
Tokyo, Japan : Yomiuri Shimbun, c2006. |
| DESCRIPTION: |
410 p., 16 p. of plates : ill., facsim., maps ; 25 cm. |
| EDITION: |
1st ed. |
| NOTES: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-389) and index. |
| NOTES: |
An overview of Japan's wars in the Showa era -- Military elites' interference in politics over Manchuria and inner Mongolia: Japan's 'bastion' --Hirota's diplomacy: following the military, |
| NOTES: |
lacking an understanding of Chinese nationalism -- Hard-line stance leads to stalemate; constitutional government succumbs to military power -- |
| NOTES: |
Siding with Germany to face U.S., staking Japan's fate on Tripartite Pact -- Japan miscalculates on oil embargo, advances south without determination -- |
| NOTES: |
Tojo government fails in its mission, miscalculates and wages war --Personal vanity, misjudgment make war situation worse, leading to Japan's defeat in Battle of Midway -- |
| NOTES: |
Rivalry grows between Army and Navy; desperate soldiers choose 'honorable death' --Battle of Okinawa results in huge loss of life; island is sacrificed in attempt to delay mainland attack -- |
| NOTES: |
Jushin indecisive, government blind to peace talks -- Japan fails to prevent dropping of atomic bombs, Soviet entry into war --Japan agonizes over decision to surrender -- U.S. takes helm of Tokyo Tribunal; Soviet Union detains 575,000 Japanese -- |
| NOTES: |
Who's responsible for the Showa War? -- Military, government and political leaders who are accountable for crucial moments of history --The persons most responsible for the Showa War -- What we should learn from the Showa War -- Afterword. |
| SUBJECT: |
World War, 1939-1945 --Japan. |
| SUBJECT: |
Japan--Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945. |
| SUBJECT: |
Japan. |
| SUBJECT: |
Tokyo Trial, Tokyo, Japan, 1946-1948. |
| ADDED ENTRY: |
Auer, James E. |
| ADDED ENTRY: |
Watanabe, Tsuneo, 1926- |
| ADDED ENTRY: |
Yomiuri shinbun (Tokyo, Japan) |
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