
The Pacific War 1931-1945
by Ienaga, SaburoBuy New
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Summary
Author Biography
Table of Contents
Translator’s Note vii
Preface to the English Edition xi
Preface xiii
PART 1: WHY WAS THE WAR NOT PREVENTED? 1
Chapter 1: Misconceptions about China and Korea 3
Chapter 2: Thought Control and Indoctrination 13
Chapter 3: The Military: Authoritarian and Irrational 33
PART 2: THE CONDUCT OF THE WAR AND THE RESULT 55
Chapter 4: The Beginning: Aggression in China 57
Chapter 5: The War in China: A Clash of Political Values 75
Chapter 6: The War at Home: Democracy Destroyed 97
Chapter 7: Japan Extends the War to the Pacific 129
Chapter 8: The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere: Liberation or Exploitation? 153
Chapter 9: The Horrors of War 181
Chapter 10: Dissent and Resistance: Change from Within 203
Chapter 11: Defeat 229
CONCLUSION 241
Note: Changing Japanese Views of the War 247
Notes 257
Index 305
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